AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
11 games this season
🟨 3.9/game
⚽ 9.5 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | Manchester City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 May | Fulham FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 May | Crystal Palace FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Apr | Leeds United FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Apr | Newcastle United FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Apr | Arsenal FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | AFC Bournemouth | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 May | Chelsea FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 13 May | Crystal Palace FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 09 May | Brentford FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 May | Everton FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 25 Apr | Southampton FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| AFC Bournemouth | Manchester City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #1 |
| 3 | Points | 15 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 0 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 5 / 0 / 0 |
| 6 | Scored | 13 |
| 8 | Conceded | 5 |
| -2 | GD | +8 |
| 0.60 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 0% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
79%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
AFC Bournemouth this season
40%
Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
Manchester City FC this season
AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AFC Bournemouth
| Marcus Tavernier | 3 G |
| Alex Scott | 1 G |
Manchester City FC
| Erling Haaland | 5 G | |
| Rayan Cherki | 3 G | 2 A |
| Antoine Semenyo | 2 G | 3 A |
| Josko Gvardiol | 1 G | 2 A |
| Marc Guehi | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! AFC Bournemouth welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at Vitality Stadium.
- 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 20' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marc Guehi scoring 1 goals.
- 25' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 35' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Matheus Nunes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 37' Tyler Adams was booked on 37.
- 38' Tyler Adams is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
- 39' A stunning finish from Eli Kroupi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 44' AFC Bournemouth have won 448 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Smith made 341 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 59' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. James Hill gets a card.
- 64' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 69' Jeremy Doku has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
- 74' Gianluigi Donnarumma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
- 79' Marcus Tavernier is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Bournemouth so far.
- 84' With 1 assists to his name this season, Rodri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
- 89' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Justin Kluivert.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 15
- 16
- 23
- 12
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 8
- 37
- 22
Bench
- 4
- 7
- 19
- 26
- 29
- 18
- 21
- 11
- 27
Coach
Iraola
Manchester City FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 42
- 8
- 20
- 16
- 25
- 27
- 9
- 11
- 15
- 33
- 45
Bench
- 4
- 5
- 47
- 3
- 24
- 10
- 7
- 26
- 1
Coach
Pep Guardiola
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Phil Foden | 5 |
| Bernardo Silva | 4 |
| Ilkay Gundogan | 3 |
| Erling Haaland | 3 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Josko Gvardiol | 2 |
| Raheem Sterling | 2 |
| Omar Marmoush | 2 |
Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
Manchester City FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.21
AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2
Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 4.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
Double Chance
AFC Bournemouth or Draw
50%
Draw or Manchester City FC
74%
AFC Bournemouth or Manchester City FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth
| Handicap | AFC Bournemouth covers | Push | Manchester City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 5% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +1 | 41% | 21% | 37% |
| +1.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +2 | 63% | 18% | 19% |
| +2.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
Clean Sheet
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

