Manchester City vs Bournemouth prediction and betting tips, Match preview
All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City host relegation-threatened Bournemouth in what promises to be a highly- spirited encounter between the two. With kickoff set for 17:00 GMT, the whole world will tune in to see whether the Cherries will steal all three points or the Cityzens will record a comprehensive victory. All in all, this match is full of potential.
The home side currently sit in second place on the log and have been in pretty decent form since the restart with a perfect record of four wins from four games at the Etihad, scoring seventeen goals and conceding none in the process.
Apart from the fact that they’re absolutely flying at the moment, their confidence must have been boosted even further as the two-year champions league ban imposed on them by UEFA was lifted on Monday morning.
Bournemouth have been extremely off-key this season. Since their return to the premier league, they have been an energetic and unpredictable team with full attacking intent and defensive solidity. The case hasn’t been the same this season as they find themselves in a relegation battle with 3 points off 17th spot after 35 round of fixtures.
Eddie Howe and his men travel to Manchester with confidence through the roofs after thrashing Leicester City 4-1 on Sunday night. Bournemouth fought from a goal down in the first half to obtain all three points courtesy of a penalty converted by Junior Stanislas, a brace from Dominic Solanke and a Johnny Evans own-goal late in the game. The Cherries will be looking to use that same momentum to secure at least a point in the fight to maintain their premier league status.
The Cityzens will be banking on players like Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne after the former bagged a hattrick last time out against Brighton and, the latter is tipped for the PFA player of the year award. They will however be without star striker Sergio Aguero who has been ruled out until August following a knee injury. Dominic Solanke is expected to start for the Cherries after he recorded his first goal in 59 premier games against Leicester City. They will however be without Charlie Daniels, Chris Mepham and Simon Francis who are all nursing injuries.
Manchester City vs Bournemouth Prediction
The football world is going to be treated to a thrilling encounter when these two teams clash on Wednesday. With the Cityzens boasting a much more superior head-to-head record with nine straight wins against their rivals , the expected outcome will be a City win by two goals or even more. The match-up is expected to be competitive and if Bournemouth are going down, they will go down fighting. This was stared with that victory over the foxes on Sunday night.
