Man City welcome Bournemouth to the Etihad this Sunday, in what will be a difficult match for Pep Guardiola’s side. Man City are fifth with five wins from nine, with Bournemouth flying high in second, having won five, drawn three and lost just one.
City have had a reasonably good start and will fancy a run at the title if they can put a strong run of results together. They’re six points behind league leaders Arsenal.
Bournemouth have had an excellent start to the season and find themselves in second place after nine matches. They are just four points behind Arsenal at the top of the pile.
Man City vs Bournemouth Bet Builder Tip
Man City vs Bournemouth Prediction – Man City to win (8/15)
Despite Bournemouth’s good start to the season, I think Man City will win this one at home. They have won seven of their last 10 in all competitions, despite losing against Aston Villa in the league last time out. City have the incentive of leapfrogging Bournemouth this weekend, and they’ll be eagerly awaiting Arsenal dropping points so they can claw themselves back into the title race.
ALTERNATIVE BET – Man City or draw (double chance) @ 1/7
Given Bournemouth’s form, I wouldn’t be surprised if it ended a draw here. You can back Man City or draw at far shorter odds of 1/7.
Man City vs Bournemouth Tip – Both teams to score (13/10)
I do think it’ll be closer than City would like this weekend. Despite thinking they’ll win, I do think both teams will get themselves on the scoresheet. Bournemouth will be keen to maintain their excellent start to the league campaign, and won’t sit back for the full 90 minutes. The Cherries are joint second-highest scorers in the league with 16, behind City and Spurs, who have both scored 17. Bournemouth have scored in eight of their last 10, with City scoring in nine of their last 10 in all competitions.
Erling Haaland over 1.5 shots on target (4/6)
Erling Haaland is again top scorer in the Premier League with 11 goals in nine games, five more than second highest scorer – Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo. Haaland has had 37 shots in the league, with a massive 19 on target, an average of more than two per game. I think he will have two or more again here.
Man City vs Bournemouth Cards Tip – Tyler Adams to be carded (23/10)
Tyler Adams has already picked up four yellow cards in his nine Premier League appearances so far this season. In that time, the midfielder has made 12 fouls, an average well over one per game. Against a technical side, it’s likely he will be forced into a couple of fouls here, and is good odds to pick up his fifth card of the season.
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