Stored context before this match
Before this match, Man City have 18 scored home results and Aston Villa 18 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Man City at home: 2.44 points per match (18 measured matches); Aston Villa away: 1.22 points per match (18 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Man City scored 3.06 per home match (18 measured matches); Aston Villa scored 1.17 away (18). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.39 per club appearance across 740 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 14 of 36 pooled club appearances (38.9%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Man City: 5 wins; Aston Villa: 0 wins; draws: 0.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.
