Aston Villa vs Man City 19/10 Bet Builder – Mark O’Haire
Aston Villa appeared in crisis back in August. A difficult summer in the transfer market was followed by back-to-back Premier League defeats to start the new season, though Unai Emery has impressively steadied the ship since with the Villains unbeaten in eight across all competitions and posting three successive league victories.
Having posted W2-D1-L0 in their last three home dates with Man City, Villa can be confident ahead of Sunday’s latest renewal. Emery’s outfit have a knack for raising their game at Villa Park, returning W4-D3-L1 in their last eight home EPL dates with Arsenal, Man City or Chelsea, not to mention turning over Bayern Munich and PSG here last term.
However, Man City travel to the Second City unbeaten in nine and fresh from an eye-catching success at Villarreal. Pep Guardiola’s posse have motored into second-place in the Premier League and are looking set for another assault on domestic silverware, making this a fascinating fixture to follow on Super Sunday.
Player Goals –
Erling Haaland score anytime
Can anybody stop Erling Haaland? The Norwegian juggernaut has now notched an outrageous 24 goals in just 14 club and country appearances this season following his strike in Villarreal on Tuesday night. The Man City menace has failed to score just once for the Citizens this season, averaging an astonishing 1.43 goals per-90.
Total Goals – Under 4.5
The last three meetings at Villa Park have produced goal totals of 2-1-3 and another relatively low-scoring contest could be in the offing. Only two of Aston Villa’s 23 home Premier League dates since the start of last season have featured five strikes or more, with Man City landing Under 4.5 Goals in 21 of their 23 away days in that same sample.
Total Cards –
Both teams over 0.5
Michael Oliver oversees Sunday’s clash and whilst the official has been lenient this term, he has brandished 16 bookings in his past four EPL encounters. Both sides earned multiple cautions in the last two head-to-heads here, whilst Aston Villa have been carded in 7/8 EPL outings with Man City collecting a booking in 6/8 thus far.
