Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Manchester City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Tue 20 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 52,487 HT 45' · FT 45'
Omar Marmoush 14' 1–0
Bernardo Silva 38' 2–0
Nico Gonzalez 89' 3–0
3–1 90+6' Daniel Jebbison
Y 36' Dean Huijsen
Y 44' Julian Araujo
Mateo Kovacic 67' R
R 73' Lewis Cook
Y 88' Marcus Tavernier

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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

12
1
1
Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
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 2024-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester City FC 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
17 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
10 May Southampton FC A 0–0 D
02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
22 Apr Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
10 May Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
03 May Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Manchester United FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D
14 Apr Fulham FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC AFC Bournemouth
#1 Position #17
15 Points 3
5 Played 5
5 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 2
13 Scored 6
5 Conceded 8
+8 GD -2
3.00 PPG 0.60
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Manchester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marc Guehi scoring 1 goals.
  • 14' GOAL! Omar Marmoush fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' Kepa Arrizabalaga is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 29' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a card for Dean Huijsen.
  • 38' Magnificent from Bernardo Silva! That is 65 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Araujo on 44.
  • 46' David Brooks is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justin Kluivert at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' David Brooks has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' The 21-year-old Dean Huijsen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' Mateo Kovacic was booked on 67.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Nico Gonzalez on, Kevin De Bruyne off on 69 minutes.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lewis Cook.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erling Haaland made 83 appearances and scored 257 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' Manchester City FC make a change. Erling Haaland trudges off to be replaced by Rodri on 82 minutes.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Julio Soler. He replaces Milos Kerkez on 83 minute.
  • 88' Marcus Tavernier is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 89' Nico Gonzalez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 90' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ilkay Gundogan departs to be replaced by Oscar Bobb.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AFC Bournemouth.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 5
Bernardo Silva 4
Erling Haaland 3
Ilkay Gundogan 3
Josko Gvardiol 2
Raheem Sterling 2
Omar Marmoush 2
Julian Alvarez 2

Head to Head

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 2024-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester City FC 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City FC Form

2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2025-05-10 Southampton FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W

AFC Bournemouth Form

2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2025-05-10 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-04-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-04-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-04-14 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Fulham FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.83 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC72% Draw17% AFC Bournemouth11%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
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

Manchester City FC or Draw
89%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
28%
Manchester City FC or AFC Bournemouth
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC57% Draw34% AFC Bournemouth9%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.8%
3 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
4 – 0
6.2%
4 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
3.7%
5 – 0
3.6%
0 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 21% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 20% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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