Aston Villa vs Manchester City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips Predictions

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: October 26, 2025 | Villa Park | Premier League | 14:00 GMT

In this Premier League clash, Pep Guardiola’s in-form Citizens travel to Birmingham to take on a Villa side slowly finding their groove in the 2025/26 season.

Key Betting Tips: BTTS at 1.68 odds on Betfred represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our algorithm.

Villa vs City Predicted Lineups

Villa Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Emi Martinez; Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Ezra Konsa, Matty Cash; Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara; John McGinn, Morgan Rogers, Evann Guessand; Donyell Malen.

Unai Emery will be without only Youri Tielemans for this clash.

City Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Matheus Nunes; Nico Gonzalez; Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva, Rico Lewis, Savinho; Erling Haaland.

Nico Gonzalez, Abdukodir Khusanov, and Rodri will all miss this clash.

Villa vs City Current League Standings

After an awful start to the season, taking five games to find a league goal, Aston Villa are on a strong run of form at the moment, and will bring that confidence into this game.

Man City have been scoring for fun recently, and finally are finding their groove again, as they sit second in the table, behind only Arsenal on 16 points.

Villa vs City Head-to-Head Timeline

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

City have dominated this fixture for a long while, winning 21 of their past 28 meetings. In the last five, the home team has won on each occasion, with City winning three, to Villa’s two.

• April 22, 2025: City 2-1 Villa (Premier League)
• December 21, 2024: Villa 2-1 City (Premier League)
• April 3, 2024: City 4-1 Villa (Premier League)
• December 6, 2023: Villa 1-0 City (Premier League)
• February 12, 2023: City 3-1 Villa (Premier League)

Villa and City Recent Matches Analysis

Villa Last 5 Matches:

• Villa 1-2 GA Eagles (A) – Europa League
• Villa 2-1 Tottenham (A) –PremierLeague
• Villa 2-1 Burnley (H) – Premier League
• Villa 2-0 Feyenoord (A) – Europa League
• Villa 3-1 Fulham (H) – Premier League

Villa have been in great form recently, winning four of the last five.

City Last 5 Matches:

• City 2-0 Villarreal (A) – Champions League
• City 2-0 Everton (H) – Premier League
• City 1-0 Brentford (A) – Premier League
• City 2-2 Monaco (A) – Champions League
• City 5-1 Burnley (H) – Premier League

City are unbeaten in their last nine, winning seven of them.

Villa vs City Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with confidence in BTTS. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best Villa vs City Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: BTTS @ 1.68 - Recent form suggests confidence in a visiting win. Both sides are in great form, so it would not be a surprise for this to be a high-scoring game.

Key Players to Watch: Villa vs City

Emi Martinez (Villa): The keeper will have to be in top form to help his side gain a point in this match.

Erling Haaland (City): Haaland will be eager to add to his 11 league goals so far.

Villa vs City Match Facts

Referee: Michael Oliver.

Broadcast Details:

UK: NOW TV, Sky Go, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports+ at 14:00 GMT.

Stadium Information: Located in Birmingham, England, Villa Park can hold up to just over 42,000 supporters.

Villa vs City: Final Prediction

Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City