Manchester City vs Aston Villa prediction and preview

Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Premier League · Sunday 23 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City · Aston Villa · Premier League predictions

Manchester City host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday 23 May 2027, kick-off 14:00 UTC at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Manchester City go into the round 2nd, on 21 points from 9 games, while Aston Villa sit 10th on 12 points after 9 matches.

Manchester City come into the game with a L-L-W-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Aston Villa's recent sequence reads L-D-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Manchester City have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Aston Villa average 2.2 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Manchester City won 4, 1 game was drawn and Aston Villa won 5. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City.