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Pre-match review
After the weekend's matches, both Man City and Aston Villa are in good position to finish in the top 5. Man City are currently ranked 5th on the table with 58 points, after a 2-0 win at Everton thanks to two late goals from young talent Nico O'Reilly and Mateo Kovacic in the previous round.
Man City's form is on track with 10 points in the last 4 rounds and 3 clean sheets. The defense of the blue half of Manchester is a solid support in this sprint stage. However, a statistic still shows instability because Man City has conceded 21 goals at home this season, their worst number since the 2003/04 season.
However, Etihad is still a solid fortress for Man City in 2025 when only Liverpool and Real Madrid are capable of leaving here with a victory. And especially, Man City has an extremely superior head-to-head record when hosting Aston Villa: 14 consecutive wins, the second longest streak in Premier League history. The record for the longest winning streak is also owned by Man City with 16 wins against Newcastle.
But this could be a turning point in history as Unai Emery's team are in top form. The 4-1 victory over Newcastle last weekend was not only a strong affirmation of their top 4 ambitions, but also helped Aston Villa (7th) keep pace with their two direct rivals. They have 57 points, equal to Chelsea (6th) and are only 2 points behind Newcastle (4th) and 1 point behind Man City (5th).
In all competitions, Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 11 games, a defeat to PSG in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The rest of their form has been excellent, with three consecutive away wins in the Premier League without conceding a goal - something that hasn't happened in 16 years.
If they continue to keep a clean sheet and beat Man City, Aston Villa will have 4 consecutive away wins for the first time in their history, along with 4 clean sheets - a historic milestone for the team.
The biggest minus point is Aston Villa's form when playing away against teams in the top 4 race, as they have only won 1 point in 5 matches against the "big guys" this season.
Form, head-to-head history
Currently, Man City are on a 5-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League, with 5 wins and 1 draw. Aston Villa have won all 5 of their last matches, against tough opponents like Brentford and Brighton, relegation-threatened Southampton or Top 4 contenders like Newcastle and Nottingham.
History is on Man City's side, having won all 14 of their last Premier League home games against Aston Villa, scoring at least 2 goals in 13 of those 14. Man City's last home defeat to Aston Villa was a 0-2 defeat on 28 April 2007 under Stuart Pearce.
Force information
Man City will be without Ederson due to injury. Rodri and Nathan Ake are likely to miss the rest of the season. Haaland and John Stones are expected to return in May.
On Aston Villa's side, Pau Torres is the only injury case.
Man City (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Kovacic, De Bruyne; McAtee, Foden, Doku; Marmoush
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, McGinn, Rashford; Watkins
Score prediction: Man City 2-1 Aston Villa
Source: https://tienphong.vn/nhan-dinh-man-city-va-aston-villa-cuoc-thu-hung-dinh-doat-ve-champions-league-post1735903.tpo
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