Aston Villa v Man City

Aston Villa v Manchester City
Premier League 2025/26
Fixture Date – Sunday 26 October 2025
Kick-off – 2pm
Villa Park, Birmingham

Here’s a detailed history of the Villa vs Man City rivalry ahead of the Premier League fixture at Villa Park on Sunday, 26th October 2025
Kick-off – 2pm:

🏆 All-time head‑to‑head

• Total competitive meetings: 178

• Manchester City wins: 80

• Draws: 41

• Aston Villa wins: 57

Premier League since 1992

• Matches played: 44

  • Man City won 28

  • Villa won 7

  • Draws: 9

Recent Premier League meetings

Date	Venue	Score	Highlights
21 Dec 2024	Villa Park	Villa 2–1 City	Goals from Jhon Duran & Morgan Rogers; City scored late through Foden
22 Apr 2025	Etihad	City 2–1 Villa	Matheus Nunes with a 94th‑minute winner; City claimed 3rd, Villa lost momentum
Dec 2023 & Apr 2024	Mixed venues	City 4–1 at Etihad; Villa 1–0 at Villa Park	Alternating dominance

Home form at Villa Park

• Villa’s most recent Premier League home win over City came on 6 December 2023 (1–0)

• Since the famous 3–2 victory in Sep 2013, they’ve had little joy, with draws in Sept 2022 (1–1) and the December 2023 win

Patterns & stats

• Man City have scored in 17 of the last 18 league matches vs Villa, averaging nearly two goals per game

• Across all competitions since 1995: City have won 34, Villa 9, with 7 draws

• xG data: high-scoring tendency, with approx. 3.12 goals per match combined

Managers’ duel: Guardiola vs Emery

• Pep Guardiola holds the upper hand: 10 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss in 15 meetings against Unai Emery

Context heading into the game

• Villa will aim to leverage home advantage at Villa Park—yet historically this is their most successful venue vs City only once since 2013.

• City, despite the odd slip-up, have tended to dominate both head-to-head and recent outcomes.

• Expect another high-scoring clash, as is typical in recent encounters.

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