Aston VillavManchester City
Sat, 24 Oct 2026, 10:30 pm AEDT
Villa Park
Season comparison
| Aston Villa | 2026-27 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 | Won | 3 |
| 1 | Drawn | 0 |
| 2 | Lost | 0 |
| 0 | Goals for | 7 |
| 5 | Goals against | 2 |
| DLL | Last 5 | WWW |
Key stats
- 0Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Aston Villa 0, Manchester City 0.5. The score at the break.
- 0.73xG2.41
xG: Aston Villa 0.73, Manchester City 2.41. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 0.73Non-penalty xG2.41
Non-penalty xG: Aston Villa 0.73, Manchester City 2.41. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 8.7Shots15.3
Shots: Aston Villa 8.7, Manchester City 15.3. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 0.3On target6.3
On target: Aston Villa 0.3, Manchester City 6.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 0.7Big chances3.3
Big chances: Aston Villa 0.7, Manchester City 3.3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 2Corners7
Corners: Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 7. Corners won.
- 1.3Shots from corners3.3
Shots from corners: Aston Villa 1.3, Manchester City 3.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0.3From free kicks0
From free kicks: Aston Villa 0.3, Manchester City 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 1.3Headed shots3
Headed shots: Aston Villa 1.3, Manchester City 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 214Passes in their third432.3
Passes in their third: Aston Villa 214, Manchester City 432.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 4Deep completions10.3
Deep completions: Aston Villa 4, Manchester City 10.3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 14Fouls11
Fouls: Aston Villa 14, Manchester City 11. Fouls conceded.
- 2Yellow cards1.3
Yellow cards: Aston Villa 2, Manchester City 1.3. Summed from the players.
- 0.3Red cards0
Red cards: Aston Villa 0.3, Manchester City 0. Summed from the players.
- 20.5PPDA7.0
PPDA: Aston Villa 20.5, Manchester City 7.0. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 0.75Expected points2.30
Expected points: Aston Villa 0.75, Manchester City 2.30. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
4 Aston Villa · 1 drawn · 5 Manchester City10 meetings on record, 3.0 goals a game
- Manchester City1–2Aston Villa2025-26 · 25 May
- Aston Villa1–0Manchester City2025-26 · 27 Oct
- Manchester City2–1Aston Villa2024-25 · 23 Apr
- Aston Villa2–1Manchester City2024-25 · 21 Dec
- Manchester City4–1Aston Villa2023-24 · 4 Apr
- Aston Villa1–0Manchester City2023-24 · 7 Dec
- Manchester City3–1Aston Villa2022-23 · 13 Feb
- Aston Villa1–1Manchester City2022-23 · 4 Sept
- Manchester City3–2Aston Villa2021-22 · 23 May
- Aston Villa1–2Manchester City2021-22 · 2 Dec
Last time out
Aston Villa
Hull City 0–0 Aston Villa · 5 Sept
- Zion SuzukiGK
- Matty CashDR
- Victor LindelöfDC
- Tyrone MingsDC
- Ian MaatsenDL
- Ross BarkleyDMC
- Boubacar KamaraDMC
- John McGinnAMR
- Emiliano BuendíaAMC
- George HemmingsAML
- Nicolas JacksonFW
Substitutes used (5)
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Marc GuéhiDC
- RúbenDC
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- EnzoDMC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Players to watch
Aston Villa
- Emiliano Buendía6Shots
- George Hemmings1Shots on target
- Ross Barkley6Key passes
- Emiliano Buendía1Big chances
- Emiliano Buendía0.60Expected goals
- Ross Barkley0.52Expected assists
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Aston Villa v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 1.00v0.001st/11th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.337th/2nd | 0.00v0.337th/2nd |
| Shots | 1.7v1.015th/19th | 4.7v2.71st/7th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.318th/13th | 2.3v0.31st/13th |
| Key passes | 0.7v0.712th/13th | 0.3v0.717th/13th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.3317th/11th | 1.00v0.002nd/19th |
| xG | 0.09v0.2720th/18th | 0.82v0.271st/19th |
| Attacking mid | Aston Villa v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.3314th/9th | 0.67v1.337th/3rd |
| Assists | 0.00v0.0012th/14th | 2.33v0.331st/8th |
| Shots | 3.0v3.316th/15th | 6.3v4.37th/12th |
| Shots on target | 0.3v1.717th/8th | 1.7v2.09th/6th |
| Key passes | 2.0v3.316th/12th | 8.0v2.31st/18th |
| Big chances | 0.67v1.008th/6th | 1.33v1.673rd/1st |
| xG | 0.47v0.5612th/12th | 1.04v1.365th/2nd |
| Midfielders | Aston Villa v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.33v0.005th/10th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 1.7v1.713th/16th | 2.7v2.710th/5th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.014th/16th | 0.7v0.77th/7th |
| Key passes | 2.3v1.712th/15th | 1.7v4.017th/4th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/9th | 0.33v0.005th/9th |
| xG | 0.06v0.1014th/13th | 0.30v0.088th/17th |
| Defenders | Aston Villa v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Aston Villa def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.33v0.003rd/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.008th/10th | 0.33v0.333rd/2nd |
| Shots | 2.3v2.38th/9th | 1.3v2.316th/9th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.317th/11th | 1.0v0.34th/11th |
| Key passes | 1.3v1.015th/16th | 2.0v2.09th/7th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.67v0.673rd/3rd |
| xG | 0.11v0.0812th/14th | 0.28v0.287th/6th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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