England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Manchester City and Aston Villa, taking place on Sunday, 12 February 2023, at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Manchester City players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. They came away from that fixture with 64% of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. By comparison, Tottenham Hotspur managed 12 attempts on goal, with 3 on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 10 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 6 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. It's now been 25 games since they failed to score at home. It's clear that with only 1 clean sheet from the last 6 matches at home, Pep Guardiola will have some concerns regarding his squad's defensive abilities of late.
It has been a solid run of home form of late, having gone undefeated in 5 of their last 6 matches at home and clocking up 4 wins along the way. They will be very happy with their early form at home this season, winning 9 of their 11 league games.
On an individual basis, Erling Haaland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again at The Etihad Stadium having scored 8 goals in Manchester City's last 6 home games in the league.
Aston Villa, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 4-2 home defeat by Leicester City will have left the Aston Villa squad feeling a little deflated. In that game they had 63% possession and managed 19 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Leicester City who had 9 attempts and 5 on target.
When it comes to attacking power Unai Emery will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 9 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 9 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. Away goals have been high on their agenda recently, having scored in 4 of their last 6 away league games. They are providing themselves with a good foundation for decent results away from home with their recent run of 2 clean sheets.
They've had a good run of form away from home recently, with 3 straight wins in a row.
Goalscorer Ollie Watkins will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Aston Villa.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
The Villans defence has struggled at The Etihad Stadium, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 12 visits.
It's been a long time since Aston Villa has enjoyed a trip to The Etihad Stadium in the league, with Man City having won each of their last 12 meetings there and not lost to the visitors in 12 games.
With 4 goals from the previous 3 league matches against Aston Villa at The Etihad Stadium, Man City player, İlkay Gündoğan, will be looking forward to this clash.
There is only really one injury concern for the Man City manager Pep Guardiola ahead of this clash, with John Stones (Hamstring) missing out, which gives Guardiola a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Unai Emery has a number of injury concerns in his Aston Villa squad to contend with: Diego Carlos (Achilles tendon), Jed Steer (Achilles tendon) and Bertrand Traoré (Muscle)
Manchester City Playing at home | Aston Villa Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 41' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 19' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 6-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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