Aston Villa vs Manchester City
1st December 2015hrs
Football – England – Premier League
Pick Away Win -1
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 17/20 odds taken 1520 GMT, Tuesday 30 November
Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City go head-to-head at Villa Park this Wednesday in the Premier League. Gerrard has made a superb start to his Villa career, guiding his new side to two wins from two. However, this will undoubtedly be his toughest challenge yet. Pep’s City head to the Midlands in fine form, winning five league and cup games in a row. The champions are the clear favourites in this one.
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Aston Villa Preview – Can Gerrard’s Villans cause an almighty upset?
Steven Gerrard left Rangers to take over at Aston Villa in mid-November, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal at Villa Park. Under Dean Smith, who has taken over at Norwich City, the Villans had lost five in a row ahead of Gerrard’s appointment.
In his first game in charge, the former England captain guided Aston Villa to a 2-0 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, with late goals from Ollie Watkins and Tyrone Mings doing the business. They then made it back-to-back victories last weekend, edging past Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Gerrard’s reign at Villa Park could not have started better. The Midlands club would love to build on the wins over Brighton and Palace with a positive result against the champions on Wednesday. The bookies are offering 8/1 for a home win and 17/4 for the draw.
Manchester City Preview – Comfortable away success for the champions?
Manchester City are bang in form after winning five in a row in all competitions. Since suffering a shock home reverse to Patrick Vieira’s Eagles, the Citizens have seen off Club Brugge, Manchester United, Everton, Paris Saint-Germain and West Ham United.
After last weekend’s results, Man City moved to within a point of leaders Chelsea. Overall, Pep’s troops have picked up nine wins from 13 Premier League matches, drawing two and losing two of the other four.
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In their last away league game, Man City won at rivals United, with an Eric Bailly own goal and a Bernardo Silva effort giving them a deserved 2-0 victory. City would take something similar at Villa Park on Wednesday.
Aston Villa vs Manchester City Betting Advice
Since these two teams drew 0-0 at Villa Park in a Premier League fixture back in November 2015, Man City have won the following seven league and cup meetings. At the Etihad Stadium back in January, goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan earned City a 2-0 win. Guardiola’s side then won 2-1 at Villa Park in April courtesy of Phil Foden and Rodri strikes.
Key Facts – Aston Villa vs Manchester City Betting Tip
- Gerrard has won two in a row at Aston Villa
- Man City have won five league and cup games on the bounce
- City are unbeaten away from home in the league since the opening weekend
Man City are slowly but surely starting to get into their stride in this season’s Premier League. They are hot on the heels of Chelsea after last weekend’s win over West Ham, and we fancy the champions to see off revitalised Villa. Odds of 10/11 for Man City to win -1 are just too good to turn down.
Bernardo Silva is Man City’s top scorer in the Premier League this season. The Portuguese netted in City’s 2-0 home victory over Villa last term. Back Silva to score anytime here at 12/5.
The best betting odds for Aston Villa vs Manchester City
Aston Villa to win: 8/1 at Bet365
Draw: 17/4 at Bet365
Manchester City to win: 1/3 at Bet365
