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

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 185

Draws: 42

Manchester City and Aston Villa have locked horns on 185 occasions throughout history, and it is the Citizens who lead the overall head-to-head record, boasting 82 victories to the Lions' 61, while there have also been 42 draws.

It is a fixture that dates back to October 1899, with Villa beating Man City 2-1 in their first ever meeting, but the recent contests have been dominated by the Citizens.

Indeed, Man City have won 16 and lost just three of their last 19 matches with Villa, including a 4-1 victory when the two teams locked horns in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium in April 2024, and a 2-1 success at the same venue 12 months later.

Villa beat the Citizens 1-0 in the corresponding match at Villa Park in December 2023, though, which proved to be their first Premier League success over the reigning English champions since September 2013.

Unai Emery's side 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.

The most recent encounter between these two teams took place 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, where 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 52 times, with Man City leading the head-to-head 31 wins to Villa's 11, while they have scored 102 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 17 matches with Villa in all competitions, but they are without an away win over the Lions since December 2021.