Aston Villa vs Manchester City Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | Premier League 2025-26

The Cityzens emerged victorious when they last faced the Villans.

Aston Villa are gearing up to take on Manchester City in their matchweek 9 fixture of the English Premier League 2025-26 season. Villa Park will witness this intense contest between these clubs.

The Unai Emery-led side have performed well in their last three league matches and will be looking to continue their form. They started their season on a poor note, but are now looking comfortable in their domestic league competition.

The Villans are coming in after facing a defeat at the hands of Go Ahead Eagles. Aston Villa will be at home for their next outing and are going to use it to their advantage.

Manchester City are doing well in the Premier League at the moment. Having won five of their first eight games, they are placed second on the league table.

The Pep Guardiola-led side took down Everton in their previous league fixture. It was a top performance by them. Their confidence levels will be on the positive side despite being the visiting team.

Kick-off:

• Location: Birmingham, England
• Stadium: Villa Park
• Date: Sunday, October 26
• Kick-off Time: 07:30 p.m. IST/ 02:00 p.m. GMT/ 10:00 a.m. ET/ 07:00 a.m. PT
• Referee: Michael Oliver
• VAR: In use

Form:

Aston Villa: W-W-W-W-L

Man City: W-D-W-W-W

Players to Watch

Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)

Emiliano Buendía is going to play an important role for Aston Villa as the upcoming contest is going to be a tough affair for them. From controlling the midfield to scoring goals, the 28-year-old can do it all. In seven Premier League outings, he has three goal contributions.

Erling Haaland (Man City)

The Norwegian striker continues his goal-scoring run. In eight English Premier League matches, Erling Haaland has scored 11 goals and registered an assist. He has even continued his form in the UEFA Champions League. Haaland is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence as he will be looking to add more to his tally.

Relentless. pic.twitter.com/nyMxO0gNRP

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 21, 2025

Match Facts

• Aston Villa and Manchester City have not drawn any of their last five matches against each other.
• The Cityzens are on a nine-match unbeaten run.
• The Villans are on a three-match winning streak in the Premier League

Aston Villa vs Man City: Betting Tips and Odds

• Man City to win @10/11 BetFred
• Erling Haaland to score @10/3 bet365
• Goals over 3.5 @15/8 Star Sports

Injury and Team News

Aston Villa will miss out on the services of Youri Tielemans as he is injured.

Rodri, Abdukodir Khusanov and Nico Gonzalez are likely to sit out for Manchester City due to their fitness issues.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 183

Aston Villa won: 59

Man City won: 82

Draws: 42

Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Martinez (GK); Cash, Mings, Konsa, Digne; Kamara, Onana; Guessand, Buendia, McGinn; Watkins

Man City predicted lineup (4-1-4-1)

Donnarumma (GK); Nunes, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Silva, Reijnders, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland

Match Prediction

Both of these clubs are in good form in their domestic league at the moment, but Manchester City are likely to come out on top to secure a win against Aston Villa in their upcoming Premier League clash.

Prediction: Villa 1-3 Man City

Telecast Details

India: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports and Sky Sports

USA: NBC Sports

Nigeria: SuperSport

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