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Man City prepare to entertain Aston Villa at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 40 and lost only 15 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in March 2006, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Aston Villa | 1 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Mar | Man City | 2-1 | Aston Villa | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 19 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Man City | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 31 Oct | Man City | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Man City | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Villans have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 42 points from their 35 games played so far, Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 43 points from their 35 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Man City at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Sky Blues will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |