Aston Villa vs Manchester City Prediction: Manchester City is in a serious crisis

Prediction for the Premier League Aston Villa vs Manchester City match will occur on December 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Aston Villa

Last week, Aston Villa were denied a third successive victory in the English Championship. Unai Emery's side was up against Nottingham Forest in round 16. The Villans enjoyed a better run of play midway through the second half and took the lead through Duran but were ultimately denied: Birmingham missed two goals and went off with a 2:1 defeat. Earlier in the APL, Emery's wards at home were stronger than Brentford 3:1 and scored an unanswered goal against Southampton. Before the start of the 17th weekend, Villa occupies the seventh line in the table, having 25 points.

Manchester City

Manchester City has nothing to be proud of when you look at their last 11 games. Pep Guardiola's side lost eight, drew two, and won just once against Nottingham Forest, which scored three unanswered goals. The Citizens' most recent APL opponents were Man United. Guardiola's side led in the first half through Guardiola's goal from a corner. Still, the reigning champions played terribly in the second half: Nunes won a penalty, which Fernandes converted, and Amad missed another to leave the visitors with a 2:1 defeat. Man City now sit fifth in the APL standings with 27 points.

History of Head-to-Heads

Premier League 2025/2026

26.10.25

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Manchester City

Premier League 2024/2025

22.04.25

Manchester City

2 - 1

Aston Villa

Premier League 2024/2025

21.12.24

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Manchester City

Premier League 2023/2024

03.04.24

Manchester City

4 - 1

Aston Villa

Premier League 2023/2024

06.12.23

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Manchester City

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Aston Villa Latest Games

Aston Villa

03.12.25

Brighton & Hove Albion

3 - 4

Aston Villa

30.11.25

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Wolverhampton Wanderers

27.11.25

Aston Villa

2 - 1

Young Boys

23.11.25

Leeds United

1 - 2

Aston Villa

09.11.25

Aston Villa

4 - 0

Bournemouth

06.11.25

Aston Villa

2 - 0

Maccabi Tel Aviv

01.11.25

Liverpool

2 - 0

Aston Villa

26.10.25

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Manchester City

23.10.25

Go Ahead Eagles

2 - 1

Aston Villa

19.10.25

Tottenham Hotspur

1 - 2

Aston Villa

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Manchester City Latest Games

Manchester City

02.12.25

Fulham

4 - 5

Manchester City

29.11.25

Manchester City

3 - 2

Leeds United

25.11.25

Manchester City

0 - 2

Bayer Leverkusen

22.11.25

Newcastle United

2 - 1

Manchester City

09.11.25

Manchester City

3 - 0

Liverpool

05.11.25

Manchester City

4 - 1

Borussia Dortmund

02.11.25

Manchester City

3 - 1

Bournemouth

26.10.25

Aston Villa

1 - 0

Manchester City

21.10.25

Villarreal

0 - 2

Manchester City

18.10.25

Manchester City

2 - 0

Everton

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Expert Betting Tips

Manchester City is in a serious crisis. Pep Guardiola's side is often out of sorts, having lost to 10 opponents in their last 11 games. We expect the away trip to Aston Villa to be anything but easy for the reigning champions. Unai Emery showed last season that he is a match for Guardiola, and the win at Villa Park was proof of that.