Aston Villa vs Man City Prediction, 9:00 p.m. October 26: The former king returns

TPO - Football analysis Aston Villa vs Man City, Premier League - Team information, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Aston Villa is looking for a way to respond after the embarrassing defeat in the European arena against Go Ahead Eagles. But Aston Villa's efforts will face many difficulties when they welcome Man City, a team that is rising strongly.

Pre-match review Aston Villa vs Man City

Manchester City are confident of a win. The club have won three games in a row without conceding a goal, adding to their nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions (W7 D2). Pep Guardiola’s side have accumulated more Premier League points than any other team since the start of April 2025 (39).

Man City are just three points behind leaders Arsenal as they look to secure the title. Their recent away form certainly suggests they will be difficult to beat at Villa Park, with City having lost just one of their last 12 away games (W7 D4), with six of those wins coming with a clean sheet.

In the recent series of sublime matches, Man City has relied heavily on the incredible scoring ability of Erling Haaland, the Norwegian striker is proving to be an unstoppable player. In 8 matches since the beginning of the season, Haaland has scored 12 goals. In almost all of Man City's matches, the 25-year-old striker has scored.

In the recent FIFA Days, Haaland was “released” earlier than expected. After continuing his excellent start to the season with a hat-trick against Israel, the Norwegian striker did not play in the friendly match between Norway and New Zealand. Haaland had a whole week off and immediately left his mark with a double against Everton and a goal in the most recent match against Villarreal.

Form, history of confrontations between Aston Villa and Man City

If Man City is stable, Aston Villa is disappointing. This club just lost to the completely weaker team from the Netherlands, Go Ahead Eagles, in the European Cup Winners Cup. That was a match in which Aston Villa was somewhat subjective when sending out the reserve team.

Villa's run of five consecutive wins in all competitions was brought to a sudden end with defeat, a result that is unlikely to endear some of the team's reserves to manager Unai Emery, who is tasked with rebuilding the Aston Villa squad.

After a slow start with just one win in the first six games, the pressure is mounting on the Spaniard. After a quiet season, Aston Villa have seen instability in the team. Ollie Watkins has been isolated, Morgan Rogers has lost form so quickly that they have gone five games without scoring a goal.

Aston Villa have somewhat ended the crisis with three recent home wins. But against Man City it is a very different story. It can be said that Man City is the most stable team in the Premier League at the moment.

Man City entered the match against Aston Villa with strong belief of victory after their two direct rivals Chelsea and Liverpool suffered heavy losses in the early matches. Chelsea lost at home to newcomer Sunderland while Liverpool lost their 4th consecutive match in the Premier League and are about to make the 2025/26 season worse. With a solid defense and with Haaland in top form, Man City have the right to believe in 3 points at Aston Villa.

Expected lineup Aston Villa vs Man City

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; Malen, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins

Man City (4-1-4-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland

Score prediction: Aston Villa 1-3 Man City

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