Aston Villa vs Manchester City Bet Builder Tips: Duran features in 15/2 shot

Manchester City will look to bounce back from last Sunday's derby defeat to Manchester United when they travel to Villa Park to face Unai Emery's side in Saturday's early kick-off (12:30, live on TNT Sports 1).

Pep Guardiola's men have lost eight of their past 11 games in all competitions, and are winless in their last two visits to Villa Park. Meanwhile, Aston Villa are heading into this game following three wins from their previous four across all competitions. Ahead of Saturday's lunchtime showdown, I have combined three of my favourite selections to produce a 15/2 Bet Builder, and you can check out my Aston Villa vs Manchester City Bet Builder tips below.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Odds

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Aston Villa to win

It feels strange to back anything other than a Manchester City loss at this moment in time. Guardiola's side look in freefall at the minute, and a shadow of the side we've seen dominate the Premier League for the past seven or eight years.

The Citizens will still have aspirations of winning a fifth title in a row, although those dreams may be too far-fetched now, after one win in seven Premier League games has left them well off the pace in the title race with Liverpool, and battling it out for the Champions League spots.

City were close to claiming a vital victory over local rivals United last Sunday, but two late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo left them tasting defeat once more and experiencing their worst run of form in England's top-flight since 2006 under Stuart Pearce.

Villa, meanwhile, have endured a mini-resurgence after a difficult spell in late October and November, winning three of their last four games across all competitions. The defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out will sting, particularly after going 1-0 up, but their success has mainly stemmed from their home form, losing just once at Villa Park in the Premier League this term.

This isn't an easy trip for City to make at the best of times, so I can see them struggling this weekend. Villa will sense the opportunity to claim a big win here and leapfrog Saturday's opponents in the table.

Football Odds

Both teams to score - yes

For all of City's struggles recently, the goals certainly haven't dried up.

Minus the defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, Guardiola's side have scored in every Premier League game this campaign, and still possess one of the division's top goalscorers in Erling Haaland.

Villa have seamingly found their shooting boots recently too, scoring eight times in their past four outings in all competitions, after netting just twice in their five games prior to that run.

In this fixture, both teams have scored in six of the previous seven meetings, with the visitors failing to keep a clean sheet in the last seven contests, so I can see this bet landing at Villa Park on Saturday.

Jhon Duran to score anytime

Jhon Duran continues to prove his worth in a Villa shirt, and looks a decent option to score anytime this weekend.

The 21-year-old has scored in his last three games for Villa - in the 2-1 defeat to Forest, the 3-2 win over RB Leipzig in the Champions League and the 1-0 win over Southampton.

That takes his tally to 11 for the season in all competitions, and although Ollie Watkins may be the preferred starting option, Duran is more than capable of doing some damage coming off the bench.

The Colombian has started the past two league games due to injury concerns surrounding Watkins, but prior to that his other appearances in the Premier League all came from the substitutes' bench, notching four goals. So, I'm backing Villa's number nine to score anytime rather than first, as he could lose his starting spot to the England international on Saturday.

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