Manchester City vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th May 2025
The Sky Blues are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 37 of the Premier League on Tuesday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Bournemouth, whom they welcome on home soil at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City approach the next Premier League round as number 6 in the table, having claimed 65 points this season so far. With 36 games behind them, Bournemouth amassed 53 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.
Manchester City are looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Bournemouth. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.
Manchester City go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding six. That amounts to an average of 0.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring six times.
Bournemouth scored 11 goals, conceded 13 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Manchester City lost to 2-1 Bournemouth in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Manchester City dished out the match before that.
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Prediction
Manchester City Form
They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Manchester City beat Wolverhampton 1-0, followed by a 0-0 draw against Southampton. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace. Manchester City won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Etihad Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 12 goals.
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Manchester United. A 1-2 win against Arsenal followed, before a 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa in their most recent match. Bournemouth won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and ten scored.
Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Manchester City renew Bournemouth their acquaintance.
Bournemouth took 19 points from their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five, scored 25 goals and conceded 24. Manchester City claimed 19 wins, eight draws as well as nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth have a record of 14 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.
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Manchester City vs Bournemouth Stats
- Manchester City have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Manchester City have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester City have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Bournemouth away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Bournemouth away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Squads
Manchester City Squad
The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Pep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Bournemouth from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
Ederson (0/24), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/13), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/6), Christian McFarlane (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/11), Josko Gvardiol (5/35), Manuel Akanji (0/24), Nathan Ake (0/10), Rico Lewis (1/28), Ruben Dias (0/25), Vitor Reis (0/0), Bernardo Silva (3/31), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/31), Jack Grealish (1/19), James McAtee (3/15), Jeremy Doku (3/27), Kevin De Bruyne (4/26), Mateo Kovacic (6/30), Matheus Nunes (1/24), Nico Gonzalez (0/9), Nico O'Reilly (2/9), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (7/27), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/28), Erling Haaland (21/29), Omar Marmoush (6/14).
Bournemouth Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Bournemouth players that the manager Andoni Iraola will choose from for the upcoming game:
Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/29), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/23), Dean Huijsen (3/30), Illia Zabarnyi (0/34), James Hill (0/10), Julian Araujo (0/11), Julio Soler (0/1), Marcos Senesi (0/16), Matai Akinmboni (0/0), Milos Kerkez (2/36), Alex Scott (0/19), Ben Winterburn (0/3), Dango Ouattara (7/32), David Brooks (2/27), Lewis Cook (1/35), Marcus Tavernier (3/27), Tyler Adams (0/26), Zain Silcott-Duberry (0/1), Antoine Semenyo (9/35), Daniel Jebbison (0/14), Enes Unal (2/17), Evanilson (10/29), Justin Kluivert (12/32), Luis Sinisterra (1/12), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Remy Rees-Dottin (0/0), Ryan Christie (2/29).
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Team News
Manchester City seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Tuesday.
Rodri and Oscar Bobb are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Lineups
Manchester City vs Bournemouth H2H
Manchester City lost to 2-1 Bournemouth in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Manchester City dished out the match before that. Manchester City were ruthless against Bournemouth in recent meetings, and will be looking to keep their run going. The home side beat their coming visitors nine times in ten encounters. The bookmakers have another win for the home side best priced at 8/15.
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Results
Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Manchester City welcome Bournemouth as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies on Tuesday.
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Betting Tips
Look no further than Kevin De Bruyne, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Manchester City in the Premier League, while Evanilson managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Bournemouth in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Manchester City won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Bournemouth won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost one in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Manchester City on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target eight times in Bournemouth''s last 10 league games away from home.
Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Manchester City managed an average of 2.9 goals, while Bournemouth averaged 0.7 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bournemouth, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches.