WhoScored.com believe past performances in this fixture between Villa and Man City should give the hosts belief that they can get a result this weekend.
Villa hosted Man City in match week six of the Barclays Premier League last season - one week earlier than the current campaign - and will look to the display just over a year ago for inspiration.
The home side ran out 3-2 winners despite twice falling behind and will need to show similar fighting spirit at Villa Park this weekend.
While the win at the end of last September was a shock to the rest of the league, it wasn't entirely without precedent by any means.
In the last seven league meetings between these two sides, City have come out on top just twice - with each of those narrow 1-0 wins - while Villa have won three and scored 10 compared to City's eight in that time.
The Manchester outfit have dropped points in three of their last seven Premier League away games and their hosts this Saturday will hope to ensure City's tough start to this season continues.
The imminent return to competitive action of Christian Benteke has certainly given the fans reason for optimism but while the Belgian will be raring to be back in the thick of things sooner rather than later, there's another Villa player that would love to prove a point this weekend.
Tom Cleverley will have viewed City as fierce rivals during his time with United and will no doubt be keen to get one over on this Saturday's opponents.
The summer signing has clearly impressed his new manager, enough to start every league match since his arrival.
And he has put in a string of assured performances in midfield despite an incredibly tricky start to life in claret and blue in terms of fixtures.
The England international is renowned for his ability to keep possession and has carried on his impressive passing figures in B6.
Of all players to have started for Villa this season, Cleverley's pass accuracy of 86.2% comes out on top and it's little surprise that he possesses a strength when it comes to 'passing' according to WhoScored.com's statistically calculated characteristics.
If his passing statistics have come as little surprise, the midfielder's defensive contribution perhaps gets less recognition.
The 25-year-old has certainly been up for the battle in the middle of the park, keen to get involved and break up play thus far.
In fact, the United graduate also leads the way for Villa by a distance at present when it comes to tackles per game, with a highly impressive average of 3.3.
It's clear that Villa will have to cope with a lot of pressure from their opponents on Saturday but if Cleverley can win back possession as often as he has been doing - and distribute as effectively as ever - he could well be the man to set the home side on the counter - a route from which they often cause problems.
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