Emotions will be running high at Etihad Stadium on Sunday when Manchester City will be going all out to give Pep Guardiola a fitting farewell win. The super coach is set to leave the Blues this summer following an incredible 10-year stint that has yielded 20 major trophies.
Villa will be in a party mood themselves following Wednesday's Europa League final triumph, though, and have only failed to score twice in their last 16 games. With that in mind, we like a BOYLE Sports price boost of 13/10 for a home win and both teams to score as our first Man City vs Aston Villa prediction.
Betting Odds
Man City vs Aston Villa Betting Odds – Premier League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Manchester City | 2/7 | 77.8% |
Aston Villa | 15/2 | 11.8% |
Draw | 9/2 | 18.2% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Manchester City are 2/7 favourites for this match. Aston Villa can be backed at 15/2, and the draw is 9/2.
How to Watch
How to Watch Man City vs Aston Villa
What should be an open contest is scheduled to kick off at 16:00 BST and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Action .
Head-To-Head
Man City vs Aston Villa Head-To-Head Record
Home advantage has been the key factor in recent encounters between these teams, with the Midlands outfit securing a third straight Villa Park victory over the Blues thanks to a Matty Cash strike in late October.
At the Etihad, City have come out on top in each of the last 15 Premier League meetings, although Villa have at least scored in their four most recent defeats at this venue.
Form Guides
Man City Form Guide
Guardiola managed to add two more cup triumphs to his amazing CV this season, but couldn't improve on his six Premier League titles after Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth ended hopes of overhauling Arsenal . Junior Kroupi put the Cherries ahead towards the end of the first half with a lovely curling effort, and City failed to capitalise on a ton of possession until Erling Haaland claimed a stoppage-time equaliser.
Haaland has urged City to use the pain of missing out on top spot for a second successive year to fuel next season's title challenge. He said, "The whole club should use this as motivation now. We should be angry, we should feel a fire inside our belly because it's not good enough. It's gone two years now, it feels like forever. "We're going to do everything we can, everyone that will be here next season, to win the league."
One player who will not be there to take up that challenge is 31-year-old captain Bernardo Silva , who has scored 76 goals since joining from Monaco in 2017 and is a tempting 11/4 to add to that tally in his final fixture.
Aston Villa Form Guide
Villa had already clinched a spot in next season's Champions League with a 4-2 home win over Liverpool and ensured what has been a fantastic campaign will go down in history thanks to a 3-0 Europa League final rout of Freiburg . The Prince of Wales was in attendance in Istanbul to see his beloved side win their first silverware since the League Cup in 1996, as Youri Tielemans , Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers hit the target.
Unai Emery is hoping success breeds success, as he said: "Achieving this one makes us so happy and proud of the way we are working, but we are not going to stop." Villa can now view this game as a free hit, which could make for an entertaining encounter.
Both teams have scored in the first half of their last two meetings in Manchester, so let's go with 5/2 for that to happen again in our Man City vs Aston Villa betting tips.
Betting Tips
Man City vs Aston Villa Betting Tips
Man City Win & Both Teams to Score @ 13/10
Bernardo Silva Anytime Scorer @ 11/4
Both Teams to Score in First Half @ 5/2
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