Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Bournemouth and Manchester City who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bournemouth are aiming for an upset on Saturday, when faced with Premier League leaders The Sky Blues at Vitality Stadium. It will be a surprise to see the latter slip up, though, considering the difference in the table between the two sides.
Sitting top of the table, Manchester City claimed 23 points after nine rounds, while Bournemouth have amassed 12 points. This ranks the latter as number 11 in the Premier League before the next round.
Team form: Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Leicester, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Arsenal. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. Bournemouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded five goals.
Manchester City Form
In the last three matches, Manchester City beat Sparta Prague 5-0, won 1-0 against Southampton, and lost 2-1 against Tottenham. Manchester City have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Premier League. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 14 and conceding three goals.
Betting stats and facts for Bournemouth and Manchester City
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bournemouth and Manchester City played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bournemouth home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Manchester City have won 8 of the last 9 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 8 of the last 9 away matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Bournemouth vs Manchester City
With two goals in six matches Evanilson has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Manchester City and their defence. The visitors hope Erling Haaland adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.
Popular betting markets: Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Bournemouth claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won eight, drew one and lost one of their last 10 games away. Manchester City struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 32 matches in a row. Manchester City are on a serious roll of now 15 away matches on the spin without defeat. Manchester City have not lost to Bournemouth in 15 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bournemouth scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Bournemouth scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games. Manchester City have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Bournemouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Bournemouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Manchester City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves. Manchester City scored at least one goal in their last 18 matches.
Recommended tip: Bournemouth vs Manchester City
To sum up, the upcoming match between Bournemouth and Manchester City seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.
Bournemouth vs Manchester City: Who wins the game?
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