On February 25th at 17:30 (UTC), Bournemouth and Manchester City will face off in a match that has potential to be exciting. Bournemouth is currently in 17th place in the English Premier League, while Manchester City is comfortably in 2nd place. Dango Ouattara has been a standout player for Bournemouth this season, having scored 6 goals. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland is even more impressive, having scored 26 goals so far. This match is sure to be a thrilling one, as both teams have something to prove.
This season was a mixed bag for Bournemouth. While they achieved their biggest win at home with a score of 3-0, their biggest loss of the season was an away game to Manchester City which they lost 9-0. At home, they had 3 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses, while Manchester City had 6 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses away. All in all, it was a challenging season for Bournemouth, but they managed to stay afloat in the league.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) — 7 assists, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) — 12 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: Neto (Bournemouth) — 44, Ederson (Manchester City) — 33
- Tackles: Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) — 24, Rodri (Manchester City) — 27.
- Most encounters won: Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) — 171, Rodri (Manchester City) — 132.
- Yellow cards: Adam Smith (Bournemouth) — 8, Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) — 3.
- Red cards: Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) — 1, D. Costa (Manchester City) — 1.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- Erling Haaland (26, Manchester City)
- Harry Kane (17, Tottenham)
- Ivan Toney (14, Brentford)
- Marcus Rashford (14, Manchester United)
- Aleksandar Mitrović (11, Fulham)
Team statistics:
This season, Bournemouth and Manchester City have had very different fortunes. Bournemouth have gone through five matches without scoring a goal, while Manchester City have not conceded in eight matches. When it comes to the biggest winning score gap, Manchester City have had a resounding 6-0 win at home, and a 0-3 away win. On the other hand, Bournemouth have experienced their biggest loss at home with a score of 1-2, and away with a score of 2-1. It’s clear that Manchester City have been the dominant team this season, while Bournemouth have been struggling to keep up.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Bournemouth — WDLDL
- Manchester City — DWLWL
The last five games for Bournemouth and Manchester City have been quite different. Bournemouth have had two wins, two losses, and one draw in their last five matches, while Manchester City have had two wins, two losses, and one draw. While both teams are struggling to gain consistency in their results, Manchester City have a slight edge in recent form. However, with both teams looking to turn things around, the next match between them could be an interesting one.
This season Bournemouth has played without scoring a goal 5 times.
Manchester City did not conceded in 8 match of the season.
According to home statistics this season, Bournemouth scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 13.04% | 16.67% |
| 16-30 | 30.43% | 16.67% |
| 31-45 | 0% | 19.05% |
| 46-60 | 21.74% | 16.67% |
| 61-75 | 21.74% | 11.90% |
| 76-90 | 13.04% | 14.29% |
| 91-105 | 0% | 4.76% |
Manchester City has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 10.00% | 4.17% |
| 16-30 | 13.33% | 16.67% |
| 31-45 | 20.00% | 12.50% |
| 46-60 | 23.33% | 16.67% |
| 61-75 | 25.00% | 16.67% |
| 76-90 | 6.67% | 25.00% |
| 91-105 | 1.67% | 8.33% |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Bournemouth | Manchester City | |
| 29.6% | Winning the game | 70.4% |
| 23% | Attack potential | 77% |
| 44% | Potential in defense | 56% |
| 0% | Strength against each other | 100% |
| 20% | Goal Potential | 80% |
Summary: the probability of Manchester City winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Bournemouth, most likely, loss (loss or draw)
Goal Forecast:Bournemouth, is likely to score 2 goals, Manchester City is likely to score no more than 3.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
| NordicBet 11.0 |
Unibet 5.85 |
SBO 1.3 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Bournemouth and Manchester City will take place on February 25 at 17:30 (UTC) at the stadium Vitality Stadium.
