Aston Villa vs. Man City: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 186

Draws: 42

Manchester City and Aston Villa have locked horns on 186 occasions throughout history, and it is the Citizens who lead the overall head-to-head record, boasting 82 victories to the Lions' 62, while there have also been 42 draws.

It is a fixture that dates back to October 1899, when Villa beat Man City 2-1 in their first ever meeting, and despite the Citizens' immense trophy haul over the past decade, contests in recent seasons have been dominated by the Lions.

The Villans beat the Sky Blues 1-0 at Villa Park in December 2023, which proved to be their first Premier League success over the reigning English champions since September 2013. Since that 2023 triumph, the Birmingham club have won four of their six showdowns against the Sky Blues, including each of the last three.

In the most recent encounter between Villa and City, Unai Emery's side ran out 2-1 winners at Villa Park in October 2026, ending Enzo Maresca's team's flawless start to the campaign by securing a sixth victory in seven games across all competitions.

Nicolas Jackson gave the hosts the lead that day with just six minutes on the clock, played through by the ever-reliable John McGinn, and it was the former Chelsea star who won the game for Villa when he was set up by 18-year-old substitute Ibrahim Mbaye on the hour mark.

The Lions also recorded a 2-1 victory when the pair locked horns in the Premier League in December 2024, with Man City's struggles continuing, as they lost for their ninth time in their last 12 matches.

City were then beaten 1-0 as the travelling side when they faced the Midlands club in October 2025, with Matty Cash's first-half goal enough to seal victory. Erling Haaland thought he had levelled the scoreline in the 90th minute, but his strike was ruled out for an offside offence.

These two teams clashed on the final weekend of the 2025-26 season when Man City lost 2-1 at home to Aston Villa in Pep Guardiola's 593rd and final match in charge of the Citizens.

Bernardo Silva and John Stones also bid an emotional farewell at the Etihad that day, after Ollie Watkins scored two second-half goals to secure Villa's first league win on the blue side of Manchester since April 2007.

In the Premier League, the two teams have met 53 times, with Man City leading the head-to-head 31 wins to Villa's 12, while they have scored 103 times in the Premier League against Villa.

Sergio Aguero is the all-time leading goalscorer in this contest, having scored 10 times against Villa during his time at Man City, with nine of those strikes coming in the Premier League.

Man City have scored at least two goals in 12 of their last 18 matches with Villa in all competitions, but they are without an away win over the Lions since December 2021.