Sunday , 16 August 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 1
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Tue 19 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Eli Kroupi 39' 1–0
1–1 90+5' Erling Haaland
Tyler Adams 38' Y
James Hill 59' Y
Justin Kluivert 90' Y
Y 90' Rodri
Adrien Truffert 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

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1
11
AFC Bournemouth 13 games · Avg 3.5 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-19 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City FC 2025-11-02 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-03-30 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City FC 2024-11-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#13 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vitality Stadium will turn into a battlefield for AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City FC.
  • 5' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Abdukodir Khusanov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Manchester City FC 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.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Eli Kroupi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' That is a card for AFC Bournemouth. Tyler Adams will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' A moment of madness from Tyler Adams on 38 minutes earns him a card. AFC Bournemouth will be frustrated.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Eli Kroupi makes it 1-0.
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 59' Poor challenge from James Hill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 64' Jeremy Doku is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' Marc Guehi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 90' Justin Kluivert is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 5
Bernardo Silva 4
Ilkay Gundogan 3
Erling Haaland 3
Julian Alvarez 2
Sergio Aguero 2
Evanilson 2
Raheem Sterling 2

Head to Head

2026-05-19 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City FC 2025-11-02 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-03-30 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City FC 2024-11-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-05-19 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2026-05-09 Fulham FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-05-03 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-04-22 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W

Manchester City FC Form

2026-05-19 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2026-05-16 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2026-05-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2026-05-04 Everton FC 3–3 Manchester City FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.72 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth32% Draw37% Manchester City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
68%
Draw or Manchester City FC
68%
AFC Bournemouth or Manchester City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth18% Draw63% Manchester City FC19%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.9%
0 – 1
15.8%
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
2%
0 – 3
1.6%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 19% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 21% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.