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Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 9

Premier League - Gameweek 9

Sunday, 26 Oct 2025 • 14:00

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

1 : 0

Manchester City

Goals

Matty Cash
1 : 0
19'
19'Matty Cash
1 : 0

Lineups

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Pau Torres
DEF
Lucas Digne
MID
Boubacar Kamara
MID
Amadou Onana
MID
John McGinn
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Emiliano Buendia
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

29'Jadon Sanchofor Emiliano Buendia
74'Ross Barkleyfor John McGinn
86'Ian Maatsenfor Lucas Digne
86'Donyell Malenfor Ollie Watkins

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF
John Stones
DEF
Ruben Dias
DEF
Joško Gvardiol
MID
Matheus Nunes
MID
Tijjani Reijnders
MID
Bernardo Silva
FWD
Oscar Bobb
FWD
Phil Foden
FWD
Savinho
FWD
Erling Haaland

Substitutes

61'Jérémy Dokufor Oscar Bobb
61'Nico O'Reillyfor John Stones
61'Nico González
for Bernardo Silva
76'Rayan Cherkifor Tijjani Reijnders
84'Omar Marmoushfor Savinho
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Manchester City9513177+1016
D
W
W
W
L
8Aston Villa943298+115
D
W
W
W
W

Last Games

Aston Villa

@Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 1
vsBurnley
2 - 1
vsFulham
3 - 1
@Sunderland
1 - 1
@Everton
0 - 0

Manchester City

vsEverton
2 - 0
@Brentford
1 - 0
vsBurnley
5 - 1
@Arsenal
1 - 1
vsManchester United
3 - 0

Head-to-Head

26 Oct 2025
Aston Villa1 - 0Manchester City
26 Oct 2025Aston Villa
1 - 0
Manchester City
22 Apr 2025
Manchester City2 - 1Aston Villa
22 Apr 2025Manchester City
2 - 1
Aston Villa
21 Dec 2024
Aston Villa2 - 1Manchester City
21 Dec 2024Aston Villa
2 - 1
Manchester City
03 Apr 2024
Manchester City4 - 1Aston Villa
03 Apr 2024Manchester City
4 - 1
Aston Villa
06 Dec 2023
Aston Villa1 - 0Manchester City
06 Dec 2023Aston Villa
1 - 0
Manchester City

Premier League

Gameweek 9

24 Oct • 20:00
Leeds United
West Ham United
2 - 1
25 Oct • 15:00
Chelsea
Sunderland
1 - 2
25 Oct • 15:00
Newcastle United
Fulham
2 - 1
25 Oct • 17:30
Manchester United
Brighton and Hove Albion
4 - 2
25 Oct • 20:00
Brentford
Liverpool
3 - 2
26 Oct • 14:00
Arsenal
Crystal Palace
1 - 0
26 Oct • 14:00
Aston Villa
Manchester City
1 - 0
26 Oct • 14:00
Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest
2 - 0
26 Oct • 14:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Burnley
2 - 3
26 Oct • 16:30
Everton
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 3

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.