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Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 17

Premier League - Gameweek 17

Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 • 12:30

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

2 : 1

Manchester City

Goals

Jhon Durán
1 : 0
16'
16'Jhon Durán
1 : 0
Morgan Rogers
2 : 0
65'
65'Morgan Rogers
2 : 0
90'
2 : 1
Phil Foden
2 : 1
Phil Foden90'

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
MID
Youri Tielemans
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Jhon Durán

Substitutes

80'Ollie Watkinsfor Jhon Durán
90'Emiliano Buendiafor Morgan Rogers

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Stefan Ortega
DEF
Rico Lewis
DEF
Manuel Akanji
DEF
John Stones
DEF
Joško Gvardiol
MID
İlkay Gündoğan
MID
Mateo Kovacic
MID
Bernardo Silva
FWD
Phil Foden
FWD
Jack Grealish
FWD
Erling Haaland

Substitutes

46'Kyle Walkerfor John Stones
73'Savinhofor İlkay Gündoğan
84'Jérémy Dokufor Mateo Kovacic
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Aston Villa178452626028
L
W
W
L
W
7Manchester City178362925+427
L
W
D
L
L

Last Games

Aston Villa

@Nottingham Forest
1 - 2
vsSouthampton
1 - 0
vsBrentford
3 - 1
@Chelsea
0 - 3
vsCrystal Palace
2 - 2

Manchester City

vsManchester United
1 - 2
@Crystal Palace
2 - 2
vsNottingham Forest
3 - 0
@Liverpool
0 - 2
vsTottenham Hotspur
0 - 4

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 17

21 Dec • 12:30
Aston Villa
Manchester City
2 - 1
21 Dec • 15:00
West Ham United
Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
21 Dec • 15:00
Ipswich Town
Newcastle United
0 - 4
21 Dec • 15:00
Brentford
Nottingham Forest
0 - 2
21 Dec • 17:30
Crystal Palace
Arsenal
1 - 5
22 Dec • 14:00
Everton
Chelsea
0 - 0
22 Dec • 14:00
Fulham
Southampton
0 - 0
22 Dec • 14:00
Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0 - 3
22 Dec • 14:00
Manchester United
Bournemouth
0 - 3
22 Dec • 16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
3 - 6

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.