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Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 43 and win only 16 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, with Man. City running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Man. City | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Mon 05 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 04 Mar | Man. City | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 17 Aug | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Sep | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Villans have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man. City's total of 35 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 18 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man. City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |