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Aston Villa vs. Manchester City
The Premier League is also slowly picking up and this week we can expect the 14th matchday in England’s top division. On Wednesday night, the resurgent Villans host reigning champions Manchester City, who put in a great effort to beat West Ham at the weekend and are now within a point of leaders Chelsea. With 29 points after 13 matchdays, they are thus in second place in the table.
At Aston Villa, the coaching change that was made 2 weeks ago has paid off in full and they won the first two games under Steven Gerrard against Brighton and Crystal Palace straight away. This has given them some breathing space in the relegation battle and increased their points tally to 16. Whether we think they can also annoy the champions from Manchester, you can find out in this Aston Villa – Man City tip.
Aston Villa – Man City Info
– Date & Time: 01.12.2021, 21:15 Uhr
– Venue: Villa Park (Birmingham)
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 14
– TV broadcast: Live on Sky Sport
Aston Villa Form & Balance Check
After the record sale of their star player and performer of recent years to their opponents in this fixture, Jack Grealish, it was clear to many that the Villans would not build on their successful last season. But the start went extremely wrong and already after 11 matchdays the coach had to pack his bags after they had lost 5 matches in a row and thus slipped down to 16th place. Now Steven Gerrard was signed, who did an excellent job at Glasgow Rangers and under the former England international the first two games were won straight away.
Can Gerrard attack at the top?
The Aston Villa squad is one of the better ones in the league and the start under the new coach is very promising. Currently, many teams in the midfield of the table are extremely close to each other and accordingly, with 2-3 wins in a row, they can make an enormous leap. However, we doubt that the Villans will manage that, as the competition is simply too strong. But we are also relatively sure that Villa will have nothing to do with relegation.
Aston Villa Facts & Analysis
– Under the new coach, the first two games were won.
– At the moment they are in 13th place with 16 points
– The lead on the relegation places is 7 points
Man City Form & Balance Check
The reigning champions have had a successful week and after the 2-1 win in the Champions League that gave them the group win, they also got a three-pointer against West Ham at the weekend. As a result, they are within a point of the league leaders and the trio of Chelsea, City and Liverpool continue to pull away. At the moment, Pep Guardiola has almost all his key players at his disposal, which also benefits the team. So far, scoring goals hasn’t been difficult either, despite some notable offensive departures, something you wouldn’t necessarily have guessed before the season.
Champions League victory at the 5th attempt?
Although Guardiola is certainly one of the best coaches in the world, he has only won the Champions League once with FC Barcelona. Despite a few chances and more promising final encounters, his teams have never managed to go all the way. This year, at least, they came out on top in a tough group with PSG and Leipzig. Still, it will be interesting to see how things go against teams like Bayern, Liverpool or Chelsea in the Champions League without a real striker when it’s all down to the small stuff and depends on the form of the day.
Man City facts & analysis
– City have won their last 5 competitive matches.
– They have conceded just one goal in their last n3 Premier League games
– Top scorer is Bernardo Silva with 4 goals
Predicted line-up – last update on 30 November 2021
Both teams won at the weekend and accordingly expect few changes in personnel. Villa will not change anything tactically and at most we can imagine the physically strong Luiz starting in the centre. For the visitors, de Bruyne, Foden and Grealish are options for the starting eleven if they report fit in time.
Aston Villa – Man City direct comparison & stats
The two have met 156 times in the Premier League, of which the Villans have won 51 and 67 games have gone to the Citizens. Especially the last 4 games, since Aston Villa’s return to the Premier League, have all been won by City.
Last season Manchester City won both games against Aston Villa (2-0 at home and 2-1 away).
– Aston Villa average 1.45 goals at home and Manchester City average 2.09 goals in away games
– Aston Villa have not won any of their last 7 duels against Manchester City
