| FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Manchester City take on Aston Villa in a Premier League match on Saturday, 1st May 2010 at 15:00. |
History of the Manchester City v Aston Villa fixture
Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 42 and win only 16 of the 74 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, with Man. City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2009/2010 | Mon 05 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM | | 2008/2009 | Wed 04 Mar | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM | | 2008/2009 | Sun 17 Aug | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Man. City | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Sep | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Man. City's total of 63 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Aston Villa's total of 64 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Man. City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: |
| Man. City |
5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
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| Aston Villa |
3 successive away victories.
6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.
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