The kick off for the match between Villarreal and Manchester City will take place at 20:00 (UK time) - Tuesday, 10/21 - at the Estadio de la Cerámica. This clash of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League looks very promising!

Before placing your bets on this match, check out the full analysis including predictions for Villarreal vs Manchester City. We also highlight the most interesting odds and markets with a high chance of winning. Providing today’s best free tip to help you make informed and profitable betting decisions.

APWin predictions for Villarreal vs Manchester City

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Manchester City Win

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Villarreal to win the 1st half

As the odds and the statistics clearly indicate, Villarreal is the superior side in this matchup. They play an aggressive attacking style that puts pressure on their opponents. We expect more or less the same gameplan at home against Manchester City, which should result in a fast start.

That is why we are tipping Villarreal to win the first half in the half-time market.

👉 Our prediction is: Manchester City to win

Villarreal vs Manchester City is a tough match to call, with both teams looking so comparable in our evaluations. But despite the disadvantage of being the away side, we are picking Manchester City to win on the 1X2 market.

We find Manchester City's odds to win outright to be quite good value as the away side. Their away numbers suggest they have the ability to pull off a surprise at Estadio de la Cerámica.

Villarreal preview

Villarreal has played 2 matches in the UEFA Champions League so far, with 0 wins, 1 draws, and 1 losses. This results in an average of 0.5 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses. Villarreal's attack has scored 18 goals, 2 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1 goals per league match and 1.64 goals per match across the entire season.

Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals, while Karl Edouard Blaise Etta Eyong leads the team in assists with 3. Defensively, Villarreal has conceded 3 goals in the league (an average of 1.5) and 13 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.18 over 11 matches).

Manchester City preview

In 2 UEFA Champions League matches, Manchester City has recorded 1 wins, 1 draws, and 0 losses, with an average of 2 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 7 wins in 11 matches. The team has scored 23 goals, 4 of them in the UEFA Champions League (an average of 2 goals per match), with Erling Haaland being the team's top scorer with 11 goals and Jeremy Doku providing 3 assists.

Defensively, Manchester City has conceded 2 goals in the league and 8 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 0.73 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Villarreal vs Manchester City

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Villarreal

Europe - UEFA Champions League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D L L

0.5

Home D

1

Away L L

0

Away Team

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Manchester City

Europe - UEFA Champions League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D W W

2

Home W W

3

Away D

1

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Published on 21 October 2025, at 10:29 Last updated on 5 December 2025, at 19:01
Author: Amauri Barbosa

Journalist, a football lover and sports betting expert for over 7 years. In addition to being a bet world aficionado, Amauri also practices athletics, and as all good Brazilian, does not refuse a brew.