Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Manchester City

🕒 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 6 · Manchester City 3

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

23 matches · 3.87 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.87
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	57%
Draws	9%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-12).
Manchester City controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-1

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 21

Avg: 1.53 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

1.53

1.79

1.53

1.05

1.11

58%

O2.5

47%

74%

BTTS

47%

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank6th

Manchester City rank3rd

Aston Villa points66

Manchester City points71

Aston Villa: #6 · 66 pts · GD +7

8 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester City: #3 · 71 pts · GD +28

3 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals11-3

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals4-1

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 26%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home89%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home21%

Manchester City score away79%

Manchester City clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first80%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 88% · Manchester City 29%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 24.2' · Manchester City 31.7'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.79 vs 1.51

Aston Villa concede at home1.05 vs 1.42

Manchester City score away1.53 vs 1.42

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.51

Aston Villa score 18% above league average, while Manchester City score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 26% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 27% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 0

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

61-75 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

428

537

Passes Accurate

369

496

Passes %

86%

92%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Durán

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rogers

37'

37' M. Cash

45+2'

45+2' E. Martínez

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Stones

1st substitution · For: K. Walker

47'

47' R. Lewis

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Rogers

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGinn

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ İ. Gündoğan

2nd substitution · For: Sávio

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Durán

1st substitution · For: O. Watkins

84'

84' J. Gvardiol

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Kovačić

3rd substitution · For: J. Doku

87'

87' J. Grealish

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ M. Rogers

2nd substitution · For: E. Buendía

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

P. Foden

Normal Goal

90+4'

90+4' J. McGinn

Aston Villa vs Manchester City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday, 21 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 16' when J. Durán scored, with the assist credited to M. Rogers, making the score 1-0. M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 37'. E. Martínez received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 45+2'.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Stones replacing K. Walker. R. Lewis received a yellow card for Manchester City at 47'. Aston Villa extended the lead at 65' when M. Rogers scored, with the assist credited to J. McGinn, making the score 2-0. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with İ. Gündoğan replacing Sávio. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 80', with J. Durán replacing O. Watkins. J. Gvardiol received a yellow card for Manchester City at 84'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Kovačić replacing J. Doku. J. Grealish received a yellow card for Manchester City at 87'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with M. Rogers replacing E. Buendía. Manchester City scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+3' when P. Foden scored, making the score 2-1. J. McGinn received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+4'.

Aston Villa used 2 substitutions while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards, while Manchester City got 3 yellow cards.