Manchester City vs Aston Villa Predictions & Best Bets | Picking Against the Spread

In 3rd place in the league right now, Manchester City (19-3-7; 64 points) host Aston Villa (18-7-5; 59 points), who are in a Champions League position, at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The action goes down at 20:15! Man City, who have had nine wins in the most recent 12 matches, will head into this match at home in front of their supporters.

Man City and Villa last clashed with each other in December 6, 2023 and the match resulted in a 1-0 win for the Villa. Man City have a record of 6-3-1 in their last matches against Villa. Man City have scored 26 goals across these head-to-head matches compared to Villa’s eight.

Man City vs Villa Prediction

According to the bookmakers, it is clear who will win this game. WynnBet have Aston Villa as the favorites with odds of 1.31, while the Manchester City are 8.2. A total of 4 goals are predicted.

Current title holder Manchester City step into this game in a Champions League position having secured 19 wins, three losses and seven draws in their last 29 matches. The squad has won in nine of the latest twelve matches. In total, they’ve netted 63 goals, while giving up 28. This has mostly been thanks, in many ways, to the efforts by E. Haaland, who has 18 goals, and Phil Foden who has 11. In their last match, Manchester City drew with Arsenal 0-0.

Aston Villa come into this game in a Champions League position having secured 18 wins, seven losses and five draws in their previous 30 matches. The team has had 11 wins in the last nineteen matches and have bagged a total of 62 so far, conceding 42 goals. This has generally been due to the abilities of Ollie Watkins, who has 16 goals, and Douglas Luiz who has nine. In their most recent match, The Villa took all three points from Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0.

Going into this contest, Manchester City have no injured players ruled out. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have ruled out zero players so far.

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Moneyline Pick: Manchester City (8.2)

Villa are considered the favorite per oddsmakers. The club comes into this matchup with a recent win percentage of 50% (two wins). In comparison, Man City have a win percentage of 50% (one win).

Man City vs Villa Betting Odds

• Moneyline: Manchester City (1.31), Aston Villa (8.2)
• Spread: Manchester City 1.75 (2.04), Aston Villa 1.75 (1.86)
• Over/Under: Under 3.5 Goals (1), Over 3.5 Goals (1)

Man City vs Villa Betting Trends

• Record last 10 games: Manchester City 7-0-2, Aston Villa 5-3-2
• Home/Road Split: Man City (19-3-7), Villa (18-7-5)
• Head-To-Head: Man City’s record is 6-3-1 in their last 32 matches against Villa
• Match Type: League

Over/Under Pick: Under 3.5 Total Goals (1)

Heading into this match, Man City averaged 2.0 goals per game last month while Villa bagged an average of 1.5 goals per game last month.

Spread Pick: Manchester City 1.75 Goals (2.04)

For the bet to come up as a winner, Manchester City will need to win by the amount of the spread or more in order to cover.