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Man City vs Bournemouth Preview & Tips - Can City wrap up Champions League spot?

By Gary Emmerson

20 May 2025

Gary Emmerson 20 May 2025

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Man City pursues Champions League qualification; crucial game against Bournemouth.
City comes from a 1-0 FA Cup defeat and prepares to exploit Bournemouth's weak defense.
Bournemouth struggles with form, conceding goals in eight of ten games; high-scoring match expected.

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Man City vs Bournemouth Preview
Form

Man City vs Bournemouth Preview

Man City need to win as the race for Champions League football heats up as a slip up against Bournemouth could prove costly.

Form

Pep Guardiola's side enter into this fixture on the back of a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.

Their last league games was a 0-0 draw to Southampton as they remain unbeaten in eight Premier League games and have won six of their last ten league games.

Man City have seen an improvement in defence having kept five clean sheets in their last seven league games while both teams to score have featured in only three of their last ten league games.

They have scored two or more goals in five of their last eight league matches and have won four consecutive home league games.

Bournemouth head into this fixture on a poor run of form with two wins in their last ten league games.

They have been porous in defence, conceding in eight of their last ten league games including the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in their last league game.

Both teams have found the back of the net in seven of their last ten games while Andoni Iraola's side have looked out of ideas in the final third having scored more than one goal in just one of their last five league games.

Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last four away league games with nine of their last ten away league games seeing Over 2.5 goals.

Verdict

Man City v Bournemouth

Six of the last seven head to head league games between both teams have seen Over 2.5 goals including Bournemouth's 2-1 win against Man City in the reverse fixture. With Man City's strong goal scoring home record and Bournemouth's poor defence, I'll be backing Over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 Goals

Total Goals

@-185.19 - 3 Units

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