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Man City prepare to entertain Aston Villa at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 15 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Man City running out comfortable 3-1 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 01 Nov | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man City | LC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 25 Nov | Man City | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Villans have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 4 games. Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,
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 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City are not exactly setting the world alight at City of Manchester Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Aston Villa in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. |