Opta Stats: Aston Villa v Manchester City

 

Two of English football's most famous clubs meet when Aston Villa play host to Manchester City, but their current fortunes could not be more different.

 

Man City have scored four or more goals in three of their last five league games against Aston Villa. Over 3.5 goals can be backed at 2.8.

 

Villa have averaged only 0.84 pts per game against Man City in the Barclays Premier League era, only against Man Utd (0.46) and Arsenal (0.83) have they averaged fewer. City are 1.52 to win the game.

 

Only Reading (14) have scored more goals in the final 15 minutes of league matches this season than Manchester City (13). You can find odds of 1.44 on Manchester City scoring the last goal. No side has conceded more goals in the final half an hour of games this season than Aston Villa (25). The draw half-time/Manchester City full-time is 4.9.

 

The Villans haven't kept a clean sheet in 11 league games; the longest current such run in the Premier League. City are just 1.13 to score a goal.

 

No-one has scored more Premier League goals in 2013 than Christian Benteke (6). Benteke is 3.5 to score a goal.

 

Aston Villa have claimed a league-low two points from losing positions this season, losing 13 of the 15 games they have fallen behind in. Manchester City half-time/full-time is 2.3.

 

Paul Lambert's side are the only team to throw away two goal leads on three separate occasions this season (D2 L1). Villa half-time/City full-time is available at 27.0.

 

Manchester City have won 69% of games with Matija Nastasic this season (11 of 16) and just 45% of those that he has missed (5 of 11). City and Nastasic are 2.32 to keep a clean sheet.

 

Aston Villa have lost more league games in March (35) than any other side in Premier League history. Manchester City are 2.45 to win to nil.

 

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