AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
- Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
23 games this season
🟨 3.6/game
⚽ 12.2 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Brentford FC | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Hull City AFC | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town FC | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10 | 9 |
| 17 | Coventry City FC | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United FC | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace FC | 10 | 7 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Manchester City FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Oct | Aston Villa FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | Arsenal FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Oct | Leicester City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Sep | Southampton FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 21 Sep | Liverpool FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | AFC Bournemouth | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Oct | Southampton FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | AC Sparta Praha | H | 5–0 | W |
| 20 Oct | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Oct | Fulham FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 01 Oct | SK Slovan Bratislava | A | 4–0 | W |
Season Stats
| AFC Bournemouth | Manchester City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #3 |
| 15 | Points | 21 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 4 / 3 / 3 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 3 |
| 16 | Scored | 21 |
| 14 | Conceded | 13 |
| +2 | GD | +8 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 2.10 |
| 40% | Win % | 70% |
Key Stats
79%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
30%
Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
AFC Bournemouth this season
30%
Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
Manchester City FC this season
AFC Bournemouth are 7th (15 pts). Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AFC Bournemouth
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AFC Bournemouth
| Evanilson | 5 G | 4 A |
| Marcus Tavernier | 5 G | |
| Alex Scott | 1 G |
Manchester City FC
| Erling Haaland | 9 G | |
| Rayan Cherki | 5 G | 2 A |
| Antoine Semenyo | 2 G | 3 A |
| Josko Gvardiol | 1 G | 3 A |
| Marc Guehi | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Vitality Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City FC.
- 5' Manchester City FC have won 1056 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 6' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Christie on 6.
- 9' The deadlock is broken! Antoine Semenyo gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
- 14' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 24' Milos Kerkez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 29' Ederson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 34' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 44' Phil Foden, a England midfielder, has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 49' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 54' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 59' Manchester City FC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 64' Evanilson adds to his 6 season tally! AFC Bournemouth lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
- 67' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 67 minute. Ryan Christie leaves to be changed by Tyler Adams.
- 71' That is a card for Manchester City FC. Kyle Walker will be fuming at that decision.
- 73' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Nathan Ake exits the field as Rico Lewis enters on 73.
- 78' A change in the AFC Bournemouth ranks — Evanilson exits the field as David Brooks enters on 78.
- 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 85' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Ilkay Gundogan exits the field as Jeremy Doku enters on 85.
- 86' Magnificent from Josko Gvardiol! That is 23 goals in 195 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tyler Adams on 90.
- 90' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Marcus Tavernier has done his job and it is now time for Dean Huijsen to step up.
- It finishes all square. AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City FC share the spoils 2-1.
Lineups
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 4
- 15
- 42
-
16
Marcus Tavernier ↓ Dean Huijsen 90'
-
19
Justin Kluivert ↓ Enes Unal 78'
-
10
Ryan Christie ↓ Tyler Adams 67'
- 5
-
9
Evanilson ↓ David Brooks 78'
- 27
- 3
Bench
- 29
-
7
David Brooks ↑ 78'
- 37
- 23
-
26
Enes Unal ↑ 78'
-
12
Tyler Adams ↑ 67'
- 22
- 40
-
2
Dean Huijsen ↑ 90'
Coach
Iraola
Manchester City FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
-
6
Nathan Ake ↓ Rico Lewis 73'
- 8
-
19
Ilkay Gundogan ↓ Jeremy Doku 85'
- 31
- 20
- 2
- 47
- 25
- 27
- 9
- 24
Bench
- 17
- 18
-
11
Jeremy Doku ↑ 85'
- 26
- 87
-
82
Rico Lewis ↑ 73'
- 75
- 56
- 66
Coach
Pep Guardiola
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Phil Foden | 5 |
| Bernardo Silva | 4 |
| Ilkay Gundogan | 3 |
| Erling Haaland | 3 |
| Josko Gvardiol | 2 |
| Raheem Sterling | 2 |
| Omar Marmoush | 2 |
| Julian Alvarez | 2 |
Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
Manchester City FC Form
2024-11-02
AFC Bournemouth
2–1
Manchester City FC
L
2024-10-26
Manchester City FC
1–0
Southampton FC
W
2024-10-23
Manchester City FC
5–0
AC Sparta Praha
W
2024-10-20
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1–2
Manchester City FC
W
2024-10-05
Manchester City FC
3–2
Fulham FC
W
2024-10-01
SK Slovan Bratislava
0–4
Manchester City FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6
AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1
Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for:
AFC Bournemouth or Manchester City FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Bournemouth win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 4.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
Double Chance
AFC Bournemouth or Draw
57%
Draw or Manchester City FC
68%
AFC Bournemouth or Manchester City FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth
| Handicap | AFC Bournemouth covers | Push | Manchester City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 15% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 20% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 15% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

