Only Arsenal have won more often (10) than Aston Villa (9) this season. This is one of the reasons why Unai Emery’s side is in the top 4 after 14 rounds. They have created 1,85 xG on average (5th position), but the most impressive is how they use their attempts. Thanks to the skills of Olly Watkins (8+6) Aston Villa have scored 33 goals, with only Manchester City having scored more (36).
Manchester City have scored a lot recently. However, it doesn’t help them and they lose some points on a regular basis. The games versus Chelsea (4:4) and Tottenham (3:3 have revealed perfectly well the problems the Citizens have in their defensive line. Even the game against RB Leipzig (3:2), that possessed the ball only 32% of time, wasn’t an easy walk for Man City.
Bright Aston Villa have a real chance to get some points in this game. Some players won’t be able to help the Citizens. Jérémy Doku (2+5) was injured in the previous game. Erling Haaland (14+4) can be disqualified for his behavior towards the referee of the same game. Rodri won’t be able to help either.
I don’t believe Aston Villa will end this game gaining some points.
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | U 2.5 | O 2.5 |
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4/1
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333/100
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67/100
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13/10
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3/5
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17/4
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16/5
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61/100
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6/5
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13/20
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17/5
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3/1
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7/10
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3/2
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1/2
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4/1
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16/5
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61/100
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6/5
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13/20
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Everton: -8 Points
Nottingham Forest: -4 Points
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Unai Emery
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Emiliano Martínez
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gk. | 13 | -21 |
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Robin Olsen
|
gk. | 1 | -1 |
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Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
|
df. | 14 | 0 |
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Lucas Digne
|
df. | 14 | 0 |
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Matty Cash
|
df. | 14 | 2 |
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Pau Torres
|
df. | 14 | 2 |
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Diego Carlos Santos Silva
|
df. | 9 | 0 |
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Tyrone Mings
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
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Álex Moreno
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
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Douglas Luiz
|
mf. | 14 | 5 |
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John McGinn
|
mf. | 14 | 3 |
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Youri Tielemans
|
mf. | 14 | 0 |
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Boubacar Kamara
|
mf. | 13 | 0 |
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Nicolò Zaniolo
|
mf. | 10 | 0 |
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Jacob Matthew Ramsey
|
mf. | 4 | 1 |
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Leander Dendoncker
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Moussa Diaby
|
fw. | 14 | 3 |
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Ollie Watkins
|
fw. | 14 | 8 |
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Leon Bailey
|
fw. | 12 | 4 |
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Jhon Durán
|
fw. | 8 | 2 |
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Bertrand Traoré
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Josep Guardiola
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Ederson
|
gk. | 13 | -15 |
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Stefan Ortega Moreno
|
gk. | 1 | -1 |
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Kyle Walker
|
df. | 14 | 0 |
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Rúben Dias
|
df. | 12 | 0 |
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Manuel Akanji
|
df. | 11 | 2 |
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Nathan Aké
|
df. | 11 | 2 |
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Joško Gvardiol
|
df. | 10 | 0 |
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Rico Lewis
|
df. | 6 | 0 |
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John Stones
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
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Sergio Gómez
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Hernández
|
mf. | 12 | 3 |
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Bernardo Silva
|
mf. | 11 | 3 |
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Mateo Kovačić
|
mf. | 10 | 0 |
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Matheus Nunes
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Kalvin Phillips
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Oscar Bobb
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Kevin De Bruyne
|
mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Erling Braut Håland
|
fw. | 14 | 14 |
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Julián Álvarez
|
fw. | 14 | 4 |
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Phil Foden
|
fw. | 14 | 4 |
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Jérémy Doku
|
fw. | 11 | 2 |
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Jack Grealish
|
fw. | 8 | 1 |
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