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Aston Villa vs Manchester City Prediction, 10/24/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/20/2026

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Game: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: Peacock, USA Network

Aston Villa (2-2-3) will take on Manchester City (7-0-0) at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on Saturday. The Villains are priced at +102 and Manchester City open -122. The total is set at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Zion Suzuki for Aston Villa and Gianluigi Donnarumma for Manchester City.

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The Villains are 5th in the matter of goals expected with 22.1, and the squad's expected goals against are sitting at 19.1. So far this season, this team has put together an average of 1.14 pts per match (8 pts) and they also are ranked 10th among European teams with 6 assists. Aston Villa F.C. has relinquished 11 goals while conceding 1.57 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing teams have earned 33 SoT on them. The team's goal differential is at -4 with 7 goals finished and also 11 goals conceded. They have earned 2 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 28.6% on the season. Aston Villa has compiled 22 SVs and they also are the owners of a save% of 66.7% over the course of the season. Aston Villa has 14 yellow card warnings for the season and 1 red card.

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The Citizens hold an average of 3.0 pts per contest while accounting for 15 assists and 1 red card. Manchester City ranks 5th in regard to goals relinquished having 7, and their goal difference is sitting at 12. Man City has tallied a CS% of 42.9% on the year and also 9 yellow cards. So far this season, Man City has a save percentage of 75.0% (28 SoTA), and they also have a rank of 1st among Big 5 teams with 21 points. Their goals against per 90 min is 1.00 in addition to 21 saves, and they have compiled 3 shut outs. Manchester City has compiled 19 goals and the squad's xG on the season is 19.5.

The guy defending the goal for Aston Villa will be Zion Suzuki. Suzuki has played for a total of 9,434 minutes and is sitting with 310 stops in his career. The goalkeeper from Japan has seen 454 shots tried at him in 105 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.41 (148 total goals conceded) and his save % is 68.3%. Suzuki (27-40-37 record during his career) has 25 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.9%% shutout percentage.

Gianluigi Donnarumma is expected to look after the net for Manchester City. So far in his career, Donnarumma has given up 460 goals and has accounted for 1,264 stops in 456 starts. Donnarumma has racked up 156 shutouts and defended 1,713 shots against him in 40,798 career mins. He is the owner of a save % of 73.8% and his clean sheet rate sits at 34.4%%. He has allowed 1.01 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 264-99-91.

Tammy Abraham is a member of the squad who should impact this matchup for Aston Villa. He has totaled 39 assists while earning 331 pts so far in his career. The forward representing England has racked up 146 goals scored in 24,911 professional minutes. Abraham has had a starting assignment in 272 matchups in his pro soccer career and scores 0.53 goals per 90 minutes.

Manchester City has an attacker in Erling Haaland, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has accumulated 649 pts so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 59 times. The forward who is from Norway has 27,270 professional minutes while scoring 295 goals. He has an average of 0.97 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 308 matches in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Aston Villa (-122)

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