Reaction
Dean Smith fumes at officials in Manchester City defeat
Dean Smith was shown a red card for his protestations after Bernardo Silva's opening goal.
Jan 20, 22:02
Bernardo Silva: 'We must continue our impressive form'
City underlined their growing title credentials as they claimed a sixth successive Premier League win over Aston Villa.
Jan 21, 12:50
Dean Smith charged by Football Association for Manchester City comments
Dean Smith was shown two yellow cards in quick succession at the Etihad Stadium.
Jan 21, 18:09
The Match
Match Report
Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan secured the win.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Manchester City could line up for Wednesday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 78.02%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Aston Villa had a probability of 8.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (8.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.08%), while for an Aston Villa win it was 1-2 (2.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Manchester City in this match.
| Result | ||
| Manchester City | Draw | Aston Villa |
| 78.02% | 13.43% | 8.55% |
| Both teams to score 54.18% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
