Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Manchester City

🕒 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Aston Villa 4 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

29 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	38%
Draws	24%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Manchester City outshot their opponent (9-18).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.74

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

2.00

PPG

1.74

1.68

1.16

1.11

58%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th

Manchester City rank2nd

Aston Villa points65

Manchester City points78

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-11

Record3-0-2

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

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%

Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%

Aston Villa win after scoring first90%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53

Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

449

504

Passes Accurate

388

455

Passes %

86%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Cash

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Buendía

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ E. Buendía

1st substitution · For: J. Sancho

40'

40' Sávio

54'

54' T. Reijnders

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Oscar Bobb

1st substitution · For: J. Doku

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Stones

2nd substitution · For: N. O'Reilly

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

3rd substitution · For: Nico González

64'

64' Nico González

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. McGinn

2nd substitution · For: R. Barkley

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Reijnders

4th substitution · For: R. Cherki

80'

80' P. Foden

81'

81' B. Kamara

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Sávio

5th substitution · For: Omar Marmoush

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ L. Digne

3rd substitution · For: I. Maatsen

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ O. Watkins

4th substitution · For: D. Malen

Aston Villa vs Manchester City 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 1-0 on Sunday, 26 October 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 19' when M. Cash scored, with the assist credited to E. Buendía, making the score 1-0. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 29', with E. Buendía replacing J. Sancho. Sávio received a yellow card for Manchester City at 40'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. T. Reijnders received a yellow card for Manchester City at 54'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 61', with Oscar Bobb replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Stones replacing N. O'Reilly. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Bernardo Silva replacing Nico González. Nico González received a yellow card for Manchester City at 64'. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. McGinn replacing R. Barkley. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 76', with T. Reijnders replacing R. Cherki. P. Foden received a yellow card for Manchester City at 80'. B. Kamara received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 81'. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 84', with Sávio replacing Omar Marmoush. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 86', with L. Digne replacing I. Maatsen. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 86', with O. Watkins replacing D. Malen.

Aston Villa used 4 substitutions while Manchester City used 5 substitutions. Aston Villa got 1 yellow card, while Manchester City got 4 yellow cards.