Aston Villa vs. Manchester City 9/3/22 EPL Soccer Picks, Predictions, Odds

Aston Villa and Manchester City face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at Villa Park. When these two teams faced off on May 22nd, it was Manchester City that secured the 3-2 victory. 

Manchester City has found a ton of success this season, and they sit in second place in the standings having picked up 13 points. Manchester City’s offense has been strong heading into this game and in the last game against Nottingham Forest, they were able to secure the 6-0 victory. Manchester City has scored 19 goals total, while their defense has given up five goals total. Erling Haaland is having a strong season, and he has also scored nine goals and added another assist. Aymeric Laporte is still dealing with an injury and won’t be available for this game. Jack Grealish is getting healthier, and it looks like he could return from the knee injury in this game. 

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa, who sits in 19th place in the standings having picked up three points. In the last game against Arsenal, Aston Villa gave up a late goal and that was the difference as they were defeated 2-1. In the last game against West Ham, Aston Villa didn’t score any goals and that led to the 1-0 defeat. Aston Villa has scored four goals, while their defense has given up nine goals. Ollie Watkins has scored one goal and added another two assists. Aston Villa is still without Diego Carols, but they didn’t pick up any injuries in the last game, and it could be the same starting five that lost to Arsenal in the last game. 

Aston Villa gave up two goals to Arsenal in their midweek game, and their defense is going to get even worse in this game. Manchester City is going to run up the score, and Aston Villa is going to have no answer for it. Look for Manchester City to score at least three goals, and they will cruise to the victory. Back Manchester City -2.5.