Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday 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 35 and win only 15 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Man City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Man City | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 28 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Man City | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man City | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Man City | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Villans have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 4 games. Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. |