Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Manchester City and Bournemouth who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The Sky Blues appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Bournemouth in round 10 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Etihad Stadium this coming Sunday.
Manchester City are number 5 in the table on 16 points after nine matches. Bournemouth rank as number 2 with 18 points after nine matches played.
Team form: Manchester City vs Bournemouth
Manchester City Form
Manchester City added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Villarreal by 0-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa, followed up by a 1-3 win against Swansea. Manchester City showed little mercy in their past six matches at Etihad Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 14 times, while letting in four themselves.
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Fulham by 3-1, before drawing 3-3 with Crystal Palace. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Nottingham Forest by a 2-0 scoreline. Bournemouth won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and 11 scored.
Betting stats for Manchester City and Bournemouth
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Bournemouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Manchester City have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Bournemouth away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Bournemouth away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bournemouth away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bournemouth away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Manchester City vs Bournemouth
Antoine Semenyo look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Sunday, having hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Bournemouth. His total for the season says six goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With eight goals lately for The Sky Blues in the Premier League, Erling Haaland is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular betting markets: Manchester City vs Bournemouth
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Manchester City won eight times and lost two as well. Bournemouth won three times, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. Bournemouth have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Manchester City have not lost to Bournemouth in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Bournemouth got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Bournemouth managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Manchester City and Bournemouth.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bournemouth’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.
