Match preview
Champions Manchester City and newly-promoted Bournemouth meet at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon after both winning 2-0 in the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
The Cityzens are coming off an impressive 2-0 win over West Ham United, which featured Erling Haaland who made his Premier League debut scoring a brace. After a lacklustre performance against Liverpool in the Community Shield, Saturday’s performance seemed to flip the script on how the Norwegian would fit into City’s squad or how he would integrate himself.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth started their season with a win over Aston Villa, with Jefferson Lerma scoring only two minutes into the game after a deflection in the six yard box. Despite having only 34% possession, Scott Parker’s team managed to win.
Bournemouth won their first game in the Premier League after limiting Steven Gerrard’s side to just two shots on goal.
The last time City and Bournemouth met was in the third round of the Carabao Cup in 2020.
Man City vs Bournemouth H2H
Man City  | 2 – 1 |  Bournemouth |
| Man City | 2 – 1 | Bournemouth |
| Bournemouth | 1 – 3 | Man City |
| Bournemouth | 0 – 1 | Man City |
| Man City | 3 – 1 | Bournemouth |
Man City vs Bournemouth form guide
Man City’s last 5 games – WDWLW
West Ham  | 0 – 2 | Man City |
Liverpool  | 3 – 1 |  Man City |
Man City  | 3 – 2 |  Aston Villa |
West Ham  | 2 – 2 |  Man City |
Wolverhampton  | 1 – 5 |  Man City |
Bournemouth’s last 5 games – WWWDW
| Bournemouth | 2 – 0 |  Aston Villa |
 Bournemouth | 1 – 2 |  Real Sociedad |
 Bournemouth | 1 – 0 |  Millwall |
 Bournemouth | 1 – 0 |  Nottm Forest |
 Blackburn | 0 – 3 |  Bournemouth |
Key facts
- Man City has scored 13 goals and conceded 8 goals in their last 5 matches
- 4 out of Man City’s last 5 games ended with Over 2.5 Goals
- 4 of Man City’s last 5 games ended in Both Teams Scored
- Bournemouth has scored 8 goals and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches
- 2 out of Bournemouth’s last 5 games ended with Over 2.5 Goals
- 1 out of 5 Bournemouth’s last 5 games Both Teams Scored
Man City vs Bournemouth prediction
Over 3.5 goals have been scored in three of the last five league meetings between Manchester City and Bournemouth, and we expect the same this weekend, hence we go with the following pickings:
- OVER 3.5 GOALS @ 1.91
- 1ST HALF – FIRST CORNER @70.0
- AT LEAST A HALF X – YES @2.40
