Aston Villa vs Manchester City prediction

England · Premier League · 24 October 2026

Aston Villa12th · 8 pts
Sat 24 Oct
Manchester City1st · 21 pts
Aston VillaDrawManchester City
Our predictionManchester City to winLean
53%Probability
1.90Fair odds
1-1Likely score
1.19-1.71Expected goals

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Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Aston Villa23%4.29
  • Draw24%4.17
  • Manchester City53%1.90

Double chance

  • Aston Villa or draw47%2.11
  • Aston Villa or Manchester City76%1.32
  • Draw or Manchester City77%1.30

Goals

  • Over 2.555%1.81
  • Under 2.545%2.24

Both teams to score

  • Yes57%1.76
  • No43%2.31

Match preview

Manchester City have the edge at 53%, but this is far from settled: the draw is at 24% and a win for Aston Villa at 23%.

Expected goals from the model: Aston Villa 1.19, Manchester City 1.71. The single most likely score is 1-1 (11%), and the chance of three or more goals is 55%.

Aston Villa have won 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 league matches (WDWLD).

Manchester City have won 5 and lost 0 of their last 5 league matches (WWWWW).

In the table Aston Villa are 12th with 8 points and Manchester City 1st with 21.

In their last 5 league meetings Aston Villa won 3, Manchester City won 2 and 0 ended level.

Most likely scores

  • 1-111%
  • 0-110%
  • 1-210%
  • 0-28%
  • 1-07%

Aston Villa form

DLWDW
  • Wat Newcastle United1-02026-10-17
  • Dvs Brentford2-22026-10-10
  • Wat Tottenham Hotspur3-22026-09-19
  • Lvs Nottingham Forest1-22026-09-12
  • Dat Hull City0-02026-09-05

Manchester City form

WWWWW
  • Wvs Ipswich Town3-22026-10-17
  • Wat Liverpool3-02026-10-11
  • Wvs Sunderland5-32026-09-20
  • Wat Manchester United1-02026-09-13
  • Wvs Coventry City1-02026-09-05

Head to head

  • 2026-05-24Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
  • 2025-10-26Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City
  • 2025-04-22Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa
  • 2024-12-21Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City
  • 2024-04-03Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa

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Prediction last updated 2026-10-22 21:17 UTC. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.