Bournemouth vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th March 2025

Manchester City go up against Bournemouth this coming Sunday for a FA Cup meeting at Vitality Stadium.

The match on Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Bournemouth and The Citizens look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Bournemouth show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.1 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 21 goals, whilst they allowed 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Bournemouth comes up against Manchester City in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City Prediction

Bournemouth Form

Two draws were the best Bournemouth could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Wolverhampton, before finishing even in a 2-2 draw against Tottenham. Their most recent match brought a 1-2 defeat against Brentford. Bournemouth claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored 18 and conceded 12 goals.

Manchester City Form

In has been a bit of everything for Manchester City in their previous three matches, as they first beat Plymouth by 3-1. This was followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest, before an encounter with Brighton produced a 2-2 draw. Manchester City collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the FA Cup, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 18 goals to four along the way.

Bournemouth and Manchester City seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City Squads

Bournemouth Squad

Andoni Iraola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Manchester City from the following players:

Adam Smith, Alex Scott, Antoine Semenyo, Ben Winterburn, Dango Ouattara, Daniel Jebbison, David Brooks, Dean Huijsen, Enes Unal, Evanilson, Illia Zabarnyi, James Hill, Julian Araujo, Julio Soler, Justin Kluivert, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Lewis Cook, Luis Sinisterra, Marcos Senesi, Marcus Tavernier, Matai Akinmboni, Michael DaCosta, Milos Kerkez, Remy Rees-Dottin, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, Will Dennis, Zain Silcott-Duberry.

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Pep Guardiola will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ederson, Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Abdukodir Khusanov, Christian McFarlane, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Vitor Reis, Bernardo Silva, Claudio Echeverri, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, James McAtee, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Nico Gonzalez, Nico O'Reilly, Oscar Bobb, Phil Foden, Rodri, Savinho, Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City Team News

At the time of writing, Manchester City just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Names like Rodri and Oscar Bobb most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bournemouth.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City Lineups

Bournemouth vs Manchester City H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Bournemouth comes up against Manchester City in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Bournemouth picked up one win in their previous ten matches against Manchester City, while the latter claimed nine wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5/2.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City Results

Bournemouth vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Look no further than Justin Kluivert, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bournemouth in the FA Cup, while Bernardo Silva managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for The Sky Blues in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Bournemouth claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in six of the last 10 home league matches for Bournemouth. Both teams also found the back of the net five times in the previous 10 league games away for Manchester City.

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bournemouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Manchester City, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.