Aston Villa vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th October 2026

Manchester City go up against Aston Villa this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Villa Park.

Sitting top of the table, Manchester City claimed 21 points after seven rounds, while The Villans have amassed eight points. This ranks the latter as number 12 in the Premier League before the next round.

Although The Villans trail after The Citizens by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige.

The Villans are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

The Sky Blues are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.4 times on average per match, for a total of 24 goals. They also let in ten goals, leaving an average of one per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

The Villans go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played The Citizens.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 6-0 win against Fenerbahce. They went on to beat Newcastle by 0-1, before also getting the better of Viking in a 3-1 victory. Aston Villa only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.

They had their sights set on gold, but Aston Villa could soon be forced to readjust the target to qualifying for Europe.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Paris Saint-Germain, they were left empty-handed in a 2-4 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Ipswich in a 3-2 win. They followed that up with a 5-1 win against AEK Athens in their most recent outing. Manchester City performed a very admirable four wins in six Premier League away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored 13 times, while also conceding five goals.

Spoken of as title contenders, The Sky Blues are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the Premier League this season.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Aston Villa renew Manchester City their acquaintance.

Aston Villa fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in seven goals. Aston Villa are looking at a record of two wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City have a record of seven wins, zero draws and zero defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Squads

Aston Villa Squad

The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Unai Emery, will select the lineup against Manchester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Marco Bizot (0/1), Zion Suzuki (0/6), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/6), Ian Maatsen (0/4), Lamare Bogarde (0/1), Matty Cash (0/6), Pau Torres (0/4), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/6), Victor Lindelof (0/7), Amadou Onana (0/0), Boubacar Kamara (0/7), Emiliano Buendia (1/7), George Hemmings (0/5), Joao Gomes (0/4), Johan Manzambi (2/4), John McGinn (1/7), Leon Goretzka (0/1), Matteo Ruggeri (0/4), Modou Keba Cisse (0/0), Ross Barkley (0/7), Alejandro Garnacho (0/3), Alysson Edward (1/6), Brian Madjo (0/0), Ibrahim Mbaye (0/4), Nicolas Jackson (2/6), Tammy Abraham (0/4).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Enzo Maresca will choose from for the upcoming game:

Geronimo Rulli (0/0), Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/7), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/4), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (1/7), Marc Guehi (1/7), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/0), Rico Lewis (0/1), Ruben Dias (0/7), Vitor Reis (0/1), Ayyoub Bouaddi (0/4), Elliot Anderson (0/7), Enzo Fernandez (1/6), Jeremy Doku (1/3), Mateo Kovacic (0/3), Matheus Nunes (0/5), Nico O'Reilly (0/6), Phil Foden (1/5), Rayan Cherki (4/6), Ryan McAidoo (0/2), Allan (0/1), Antoine Semenyo (2/7), Erling Haaland (8/7), Iliman Ndiaye (0/7).

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Team News

Manchester City have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Aston Villa at Villa Park. Iliman Ndiaye is suspended from the Manchester City squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Lineups

Aston Villa vs Manchester City H2H

The Villans had a good reading on The Citizens in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Aston Villa came out on top in four games, whereas Manchester City ran away with three points five times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 17/4 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 2/3.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Aston Villa welcome Manchester City as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Saturday.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Nicolas Jackson has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Manchester City and their defence. The visitors hope Erling Haaland adds another to his current tally of eight goals in his latest matches.

In their last 10 matches at Villa Park across all tournaments Aston Villa won five times, drew one and lost four times. Manchester City claimed seven wins, two draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Villa Park since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Aston Villa. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester City.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Aston Villa managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Manchester City averaging 1.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Manchester City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 3.1 times goals per game themselves.