Aston Villa – Manchester City : Preview & Prediction
Aston Villa has made a good comeback in the standings, going from 17th place to 13th place thanks to 2 successes during the last two days of the championship. Villa has just won against Brighton (2-0) before winning on the lawn of Crystal Palace (2-1) this Saturday. These 6 points gleaned are good for morale because the partners of Watkins (3 goals) had aligned 5 defeats in a row (Tottenham, Wolverhampton, Arsenal, West Ham, Southampton) during a month between October 3 and November 5. This renewal corresponds to the arrival of Steven Gerrard on the sidelines of Villa but the ex-Liverpool player will have difficulty in making the pass of three against the Citizens on fire. Manchester City, runner-up to Chelsea 1 point behind, doubled the Reds and caught 4 points from the Blues over the last 3 days of the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s training has been very successful and untouchable for a month. Victorious over Bruges (4-1) and PSG (2-1) in the Champions League, the Mancunian club remains on 3 league wins at Old Trafford during the derby (2-0), against Everton (3-0) and against West Ham (2-1) this weekend. Author of 4 successes in 6 trips (1 draw) in the league, Manchester City travels very well and the latter was particularly illustrated in Leicester (1-0), Chelsea (1-0), Liverpool (2-2) and Manchester United (2-0). This trip to Birmingham even without a sick De Bruyne shouldn’t be a problem for visitors.
Aston Villa have lost 5 of the last 7 matches.
Aston Villa have only taken 3 points in the last 3 receptions.
Manchester City is on an ongoing streak of 5 straight wins, Premier League and Champions League included.
The Citizens remain on 2 away wins in the league.
Manchester City unbeaten since September 2013 against Villa.
Manchester City have won their last 4 visits to Villa Park (4-0, 6-1, 2-1, 2-1) and should logically add another victory to their record for Birmingham.
Aston Villa – Manchester City : Betting Tips
Manchester City – Win Odds: 1.35
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
