Manchester City vs Aston Villa

2 - 1
🕒 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 3 · Aston Villa 6
Referee Stats
22 matches · 4.41 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.41
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.45
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 41%
Draws 27%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (62%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 23
Avg: 2.26 / 1.21

Points

42
Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-2-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 31
Avg: 1.26 / 1.63

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.21
PPG
1.37
2.26
GF
1.26
1.21
GA
1.63
74%
O2.5
68%
63%
BTTS
47%
58%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Manchester City rank3rd
Aston Villa rank6th
Manchester City points71
Aston Villa points66
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.
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.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals13-4
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.

Aston Villa last 5 away

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals8-4
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 47%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home89%
Manchester City clean sheet at home26%
Aston Villa score away74%
Aston Villa clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first58%
Manchester City win after scoring first64%
Aston Villa score first47%
Aston Villa win after scoring first78%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 75% · Aston Villa 30%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 14.5' · Aston Villa 44.7'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.26 vs 1.51
Manchester City concede at home1.21 vs 1.42
Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.42
Aston Villa concede away1.63 vs 1.51
Manchester City score 50% above league average, while Aston Villa score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 15% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
0-15 11
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
16-30 5
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
16-30 7
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
0-15 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
14
7
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
478
301
Passes Accurate
430
245
Passes %
90%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
7'
7' Goal · 1-0
Bernardo Silva
Normal Goal
16'
16' Penalty Goal · 1-1
J. Ramsey
Penalty confirmed
18'
18' Penalty Goal · 1-2
M. Rashford
Penalty
35'
35' L. Digne
50'
50' M. Rogers
61'
61' J. Ramsey
1st substitution · For: J. McGinn
61'
61' M. Cash
2nd substitution · For: A. Disasi
70'
70' J. Gvardiol
74'
74' J. McAtee
1st substitution · For: J. Doku
76'
76' M. Rashford
3rd substitution · For: O. Watkins
76'
76' A. Onana
4th substitution · For: Marco Asensio
77'
77' Matheus Nunes
85'
85' O. Watkins
86'
86' Bernardo Silva
86'
86' M. Rogers
5th substitution · For: D. Malen
90+4'
90+4' Goal · 2-2
Matheus Nunes
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doku
90+6'
90+6' K. De Bruyne
2nd substitution · For: M. Akanji

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

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Manchester City took an early lead at 7' when Bernardo Silva scored, making the score 1-0. Aston Villa leveled the score at 16' when J. Ramsey converted a penalty, making the score 1-1. Aston Villa took the lead at 18' when M. Rashford converted a penalty, making the score 1-2. L. Digne received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 35'.

Second half: M. Rogers received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 50'. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 61', with J. Ramsey replacing J. McGinn. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Cash replacing A. Disasi. J. Gvardiol received a yellow card for Manchester City at 70'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 74', with J. McAtee replacing J. Doku. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Rashford replacing O. Watkins. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Onana replacing Marco Asensio. Matheus Nunes received a yellow card for Manchester City at 77'. O. Watkins received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 85'. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 86'. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Rogers replacing D. Malen. Manchester City found a late equaliser at 90+4' when Matheus Nunes scored, with the assist credited to J. Doku, making the score 2-2. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 90+6', with K. De Bruyne replacing M. Akanji.

Manchester City used 2 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Manchester City got 3 yellow cards, while Aston Villa got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (14-7).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (62%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins12
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals12 (66.7%)
BTTS11 (61.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins8
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals8 (88.9%)
BTTS6 (66.7%)

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season