Bournemouth vs Manchester City Prediction, Tips & Odds – 24.02.2024
Bournemouth vs Manchester City Prediction 24.02.2024. In the context of the 26th round of the English Premier League, Bournemouth will host Manchester City. The match is scheduled for Saturday at 6:30 PM, at the Vitality Stadium.
In the previous round, the hosts drew 2-2 with Newcastle, while the visitors, in between two regular rounds, played a rescheduled match from the 18th round against Brentford and triumphed with a 1-0 victory.
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Bournemouth Team News
After a heavy defeat at the Etihad, Bournemouth hit a good run of form towards the end of last year, winning six out of seven league matches up to Christmas. However, since then, the Cherries haven’t managed to win any of their last six league games and are yet to triumph in 2024.
Andoni Iraola’s side were close to securing maximum points last weekend at St James’ Park, leading 2-1 against Newcastle United thanks to goals from Dominic Solanke and Antoine Semenyo in stoppage time. However, former Cherries winger Matt Ritchie, who came off the bench, scored an equalizer in the 92nd minute, salvaging a point for the Magpies in a 2-2 draw. Only Burnley (two points) have collected fewer points than Bournemouth (three points) since the start of the year. Despite their struggle to secure a spot in the top half of the table, they currently sit 13th in the Premier League standings, eight points clear of the bottom three.
Although victories have been hard to come by for Bournemouth, scoring goals hasn’t been an issue, as they have scored at least once in 15 of their last 16 league games, netting a total of 28 goals. The only exception was a 4-0 home defeat to leaders Liverpool last month.
Bournemouth is still without Tyler Adams, Max Aarons, Ryan Fredericks, James Hill, and Darren Randolph, while Romain Faivre missed last week’s trip to St James’ Park due to illness and is doubtful for the visit of Man City. Philip Billing will serve the final game of his three-match suspension this weekend, so Ryan Christie and Lewis Cook could retain their places in midfield, while Alex Scott is competing with Justin Kluivert for a start in the number 10 role. Luis Sinisterra scored at the Etihad earlier this season and could replace either Marcus Tavernier or Semenyo on the flanks, while Solanke is set to lead the line and will be searching for his 15th league goal of the campaign.
Manchester City Team News
Three days after securing a valuable point in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, Manchester City had to work for maximum points in a narrow 1-0 home victory over a determined Brentford side on Tuesday night. The solid Brentford defense initially proved difficult to break down for the Citizens in front of an anxious crowd at the Etihad, until talisman Erling Haaland capitalized on a slip from Norwegian compatriot Kristoffer Ajer to race through on goal and calmly slot the ball past Mark Flekken in the 71st minute, which proved to be the match-winning goal.
Pep Guardiola’s team extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 10 matches, winning eight times and scoring 22 goals during this period. However, they remain second in the table, trailing leaders Liverpool by four points, with Liverpool having played one more game after coming from behind to beat Luton 4-1 on Wednesday. Aware that Liverpool is focused on this week’s EFL Cup final, Manchester City aims to take advantage of their extra game and reduce the gap at the top of the table to just one point with an important victory against Bournemouth, a team they have had much success against over the years.
Regarding injuries, Jack Grealish and Joško Gvardiol are likely to remain sidelined due to injuries, while Kevin De Bruyne will need to be assessed for a muscle issue before the game after being rested midweek.
Guardiola may opt to stick with the same back four after the Citizens kept just their third clean sheet in their last 15 league matches against Brentford. However, Nathan Ake will be pushing for a start against his former club, along with academy graduate Rico Lewis. Mateo Kovačić and Matheus Nunes hope to return to the midfield, while Jeremy Doku, who scored one goal and provided four assists in the previous game against Bournemouth, could replace Oscar Bobb to start on the left flank.
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Injuries and suspensions
Bournemouth: Tyler Adams, Max Aarons, Ryan Fredericks, James Hill, Darren Randolph, Romain Faivre, Philip Billing
Manchester City: Jack Grealish, Joško Gvardiol, Kevin De Bruyne
Expected Lineups
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kelly; Christie, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Sinisterra; Solanke
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, Kovacic; Foden, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland
Bournemouth vs Manchester City Prediction
Given their significantly better form, position in the table, and historical record against each other, Manchester City stands out as the clear favorite in this match. Although Bournemouth will be playing at home, we believe that the absence of a victory for the visitors would be quite surprising. Furthermore, we anticipate a dynamic game, therefore we suggest betting on a clean victory for Manchester City, with at least three goals scored throughout the match.
Kick-off Time: Saturday, 24.02.2024, 5:30 AM Local Time (GMT +1), 18:30 CET
Prediction: Manchester City to win & over 2.5
Odds (when tipped): 1.82
Sportsbook: Mozzart
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