Manchester City vs Aston Villa Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Manchester City have won 14 of their last 15 Premier League home games against Aston Villa (L1), including each of the last 10 in a row by an aggregate score of 33-4.
Since a 3-2 Premier League victory at Villa Park in September 2013, Aston Villa are winless in their last nine meetings with Man City in all competitions (D1 L8).
Man City have won their last five Premier League games, shipping just one goal in the process. It’s the longest winning sequence by a team so far in the competition this season.
Aston Villa have won five of their eight Premier League away games this season (D1 L2), as many as they had in their previous 49 on the road in the competition (D8 L36).
Man City have won their last 10 Premier League matches played on Wednesday, the second longest run of victories on this day of the week in the competition after Tottenham, 11 wins between December 2016 and January 2019.
Man City have conceded 13 goals in 17 Premier League games this season, an average of 0.8 per game. Only in their two title winning seasons under Pep Guardiola (0.6 in 2018-19, 0.7 in 2017-18) have they had a better ratio in the competition.
Manchester City have conceded the fewest Premier League home goals this season (7), while Aston Villa have shipped the fewest on the road so far this term (5).
Man City’s Sergio Agüero has scored 10 goals in just seven starts against Aston Villa in all competitions, including a Premier League hat-trick against the Villans in a 6-1 victory last season.
Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne has provided more assists in all competitions than any other Premier League player this season (15), with his assist for John Stones’ opener against Crystal Palace last time out his 100th in total for the Citizens.
Jack Grealish has been directly involved in 12 goals in 15 Premier League matches for Aston Villa this season (5 goals, 7 assists), the most by a Villa player in their first 15 games of a top-flight season since Dalian Atkinson in 1992/93 (9 goals, 3 assists).
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