Will Haaland score for the sixth consecutive away game?

Aston Villa and Manchester City face each other in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The Sky Blues have won their last three PL games in a row and are now in 2nd place in the table with 16 points. The Villans’ PL winning streak also stands at three wins, putting them in 11th place in the table.

The Citizens are strong away from home: in seven away games across all competitions so far, they have lost only one game – 2-1 in Brighton. What is striking is that in each of the seven away games, they scored in the first half and went on to win. In our Aston Villa vs. Manchester City prediction, we therefore expect another first-half win for Guardiola’s team.

Aston Villa are currently in strong form. After a mixed start to the season with five winless Premier League games (three draws, two defeats), the Villans have won three games in a row. Particularly noteworthy: in the last two games, Unai Emery’s team came from behind to win – against Fulham (3-1) and Tottenham (2-1).

Since Emery took charge in November 2022, only Pep Guardiola has celebrated more wins after falling behind. Nevertheless, defense remains an issue: five of the last seven goals conceded came from set pieces, including three in a row from corners. Emiliano Buendía has recently made an impact as a substitute, with no other Premier League player coming off the bench to be involved in more goals.

Manchester City travel with impressive consistency. Since April 2025, the Skyblues have collected more Premier League points than any other team and have always scored the first goal in their last six games. Since April, they have recorded 39 points from 17 games, while City have only conceded the first goal in two of those matches. Defensively, Guardiola’s side have been more stable than ever since their 5-1 defeat at Arsenal: with twelve clean sheets since February and only 15 goals conceded in 22 games, they are top of the league in this respect. We are therefore predicting another low-scoring game in our Aston Villa vs. Manchester City prediction – with under 2.5 goals.

Erling Haaland continues to lead the statistics in attack – the Norwegian has scored in each of his last five away games and has scored five of City’s seven away goals so far this season. With this goal ratio, another goal from the striker is highly likely – you can bet on this tip for Aston Villa vs. Manchester City odds of 1.85 at Interwetten.

Aston Villa – Manchester City Head-to-head record

In a total of 171 meetings – including 164 Premier League games, four FA Cup games, and three League Cup games – Manchester City has the significantly better record with 77 wins compared to Aston Villa, which has won 54 games. Forty games ended in a draw. The goal difference also clearly favors City: 290 goals to 237 underscores the Sky Blues’ offensive superiority in historical comparison.

Aston Villa – Manchester City Tip

Manchester City are in outstanding form and have been unbeaten in nine competitive games, winning seven of them. However, they have suffered two defeats at Villa Park recently, after the Sky Blues had previously gone six games unbeaten in Birmingham. If you want to bet on the Villans’ third home win in a row, you can play Aston Villa vs. Manchester City betting odds of 4.05 for the hosts.

However, the Citizens have developed a new strength: they have won all seven of their first halves away from home – even though Guardiola’s team only won four of those games over the full 90 minutes. One factor, of course, is Erling Haaland, who has scored in each of the last five away games and has also scored five of City’s seven away goals. With Manchester City scoring more than two goals only once in their last five away games, we expect another low-scoring game.