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Aston Villa face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 15 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2004, with Man City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Man City | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 04 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Sep | Man City | 4 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Man City | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 28 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Man City | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Man City's 17 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Aston Villa | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |