Bournemouth vs Man City preview: Best free betting tips, odds and predictions
MANCHESTER CITY travel to Bournemouth for Saturday’s Premier League showdown at the Vitality Stadium.
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Bournemouth vs Man City preview
Manchester City will look to claim top spot when they take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this Saturday.
After their slender midweek victory over Brentford, Pep Guardiola’s side are now just a single point behind leaders Liverpool, who play Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
The Cityzens will have the chance to heap pressure on their title rivals, and Arsenal will know their result before hosting Newcastle later that evening.
City have indeed won 12 of their last 13 matches in all competitions, but it’s not been hugely convincing in recent days.
Guardiola and co. were held to a 1-1 home draw against Chelsea last weekend before a slip from Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer gifted Erling Haaland a late winner.
As for Bournemouth, they are without a Premier League win in 2024.
Andoni Iraola’s side have lost three and drawn three of their last six top-flight matches, although they did earn a very credible draw away to Newcastle last week having twice taken the lead.
It’s not a fixture the Cherries will relish. They’ve won none of their 19 league games against Manchester City (L17, D2) which is the most any side has ever faced another without winning in English Football League history.
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Bournemouth vs Man City betting tips
Double delight
It just feels like a matter of time before Manchester City striker Erling Haaland fills his boots. The Norwegian superstar racked up 15 attempts and generated an xG of 2.44 in his last two matches against Chelsea and Brentford.
No Premier League forward can match his six efforts on target or 21 touches in the opposition penalty area in the last 180 minutes of league action. He’s averaging a shot every 12 minutes, which isn’t hugely surprising given City have registered 56 attempts on goal in their last couple of games – 14 more than the nearest side.
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Impact
It could perhaps be viewed as a ‘punt’ but Bournemouth’s January signing Enes Unal might make his presence felt this weekend.
The Turkey international, who was sold by Manchester City in 2017 having never made a competitive appearance for the club, had a fairly impressive cameo against Newcastle last weekend.
He’s fired off three attempts on goal in his 35 minutes of action since joining Bournemouth and he’ll be desperate to prove his former club wrong.
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I senesi a caution
Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi could again find himself in the referee’s notebook this weekend.
The Argentine, 26, has already picked up eight bookings in 25 appearances for the Cherries, racking up 30 fouls in 1,586 of league action – the second-highest in the Bournemouth squad.
He’s received a yellow twice in his last three games, and committed one foul in 45 minutes during the reverse fixture, which ended 6-1 to City back in November 2023.
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