Aston Villa vs Manchester City. Prediction for the English Championship match

Aston Villa will play Manchester City at home in the 17th round of the English Premier League. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 21, at the Villa Park stadium.

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Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Aston Villa

Birmingham lost to Nottingham Forest in the last round of the English championship and failed to improve their position in the tournament. For now, Unai Emery's charges are in a high sixth position in the table, but the high density of teams does not allow Aston Villa to feel calm. The team can either significantly drop down or rise to the Champions League zone. The main problem of Birmingham is a rather low efficiency: despite the high place in the table, Aston Villa has a negative difference in goals scored and conceded - 24:25.

Manchester City

Manchester City have won just one of their last eleven games in all competitions, and in their last encounter, the Citizens once again disappointed their fans by losing in the last minutes of a crucial derby to Manchester United. The crisis of Pep Guardiola's team continues and has dragged on for a long time, and the famous coach himself, it seems, cannot find a way out of the current situation. In the upcoming meeting, Manchester City will set itself the task of getting an exclusively positive result.

Game Totals Prediction

An interesting match in the new round of the English Premier League between neighbors in the standings. Manchester City is ahead of Aston Villa by only two points and, in the event of another defeat, will allow the Birmingham team to overtake them. The citizens are going through very difficult times and their morale certainly leaves much to be desired. Emery's team also did not look very good in the last rounds and it is unclear whether they have enough class to resist the favorite. In this case, I want to believe in the strength of the guests and bet on Manchester City to win at 2.05 from 1xbet. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!