Premier League · Matchweek 1 · Jan 20

Manchester City - Aston Villa

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-0 in Premier League (Matchweek 1). Goals: Bernardo Silva 79'; İ. Gündoğan (P) 90'.

🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 Referee: J. Moss
Key events
67' 🟨 John McGinnYellow card Aston Villa
79' Bernardo Silva(1 - 0) · Assist: Rodri Manchester C
86' 🟨 Neil TaylorYellow card Aston Villa
90' İ. Gündoğan (P)(2 - 0) Manchester C
Quick stats
%69 Possession %31
28 Total shots 11
9 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 4
12 Blocked shots 3
20 Shots inside box 6
8 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 7
Match timeline
First half
K. Walker ↔ O. ZinchenkoSubstitution🔁
28'
HT 0 - 0
K. De Bruyne ↔ Gabriel JesusSubstitution🔁
59'
67'
🟨John McGinnYellow card
68'
🔁R. Barkley ↔ J. RamseySubstitution
68'
🔁B. Traoré ↔ A. El GhaziSubstitution
R. Sterling ↔ R. MahrezSubstitution🔁
72'
75'
🔁M. Targett ↔ N. TaylorSubstitution
Bernardo Silva(1 - 0) · Assist: Rodri
79'
86'
🟨Neil TaylorYellow card
90'
FT 2 - 0
Match statsManchester City · Aston Villa
Key stats
%69 Possession %31
Shots
28 Total shots 11
9 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 4
12 Blocked shots 3
20 Shots inside box 6
8 Shots outside box 5
4 Saves 7
Passing
628 Total passes 285
553 Accurate passes 207
%88 Pass accuracy %73
Set pieces & discipline
16 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
10 Fouls 9
Cards
0 Yellow cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026
Manchester City 6
Apr 21who was on topMay 24
Aston Villa 4
6 Manchester City 1 draw 4 Aston Villa
Aston Villa won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.0goals / match
1914total goals
0/2clean sheets
4-1Manchester City best win · Apr 3
2-1Aston Villa best win · May 24
%82 Over 1.5 9/11
%73 Over 2.5 8/11
%27 Over 3.5 3/11
%82 BTTS 9/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester City at home5 matches
4W 0D 1L 13:7
Aston Villa at home6 matches
3W 1D 2L 7:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester City4W 1D 0L Aston Villa2W 0D 3L
2.60 1.20 Points per game
11 9 Goals scored
5 7 Goals conceded
2.33 1.37 xG average
1.04 1.27 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
10.0 5.4 Corners
0.8 1.2 Cards
Manchester City6W 2D 2L Aston Villa5W 1D 4L
2.00 1.60 Points per game
19 20 Goals scored
11 11 Goals conceded
2.05 1.39 xG average
1.11 1.32 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
9.1 4.8 Corners
1.5 1.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Manchester Cityin the table86pts
38matches 27-5-6W-D-L 83:32goals +51diff
WLWLW
11Aston Villain the table55pts
38matches 16-7-15W-D-L 55:46goals +9diff
WWLDL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.00 1.88 Points per game
1.68 1.46 xG average
1.14 1.47 xGA average
%40 %28 Clean sheets
%48 %52 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
5.5 5.3 Corners
1.8 1.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 24 Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa Premier League
Oct 26 Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Apr 22 Manchester City 2-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Dec 21 Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City Premier League
Apr 3 Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Dec 6 Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City Premier League
Feb 12 Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa Premier League
Sep 3 Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City Premier League
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