Manchester City vs Bournemouth Prediction & Betting Tips

Tuesday | 19:00 UTC | Etihad Stadium | Premier League

Manchester City return to the Etihad under pressure after a brutal week that saw them lose the FA Cup Final and drop out of the Premier League’s top five. Pep Guardiola’s side can’t afford another slip-up as they face a dangerous Bournemouth side with European hopes of their own.

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Losing 1-0 to Crystal Palace in Saturday’s FA Cup Final ended any chance of silverware for City this season. It also marked the first trophyless campaign for Guardiola since 2016–17. Worse still, results elsewhere meant they slipped to sixth in the Premier League.

City now sit a point outside the top five but crucially still have a game in hand. Win their last two fixtures, starting with Bournemouth, and they’ll almost certainly secure Champions League football. But there’s no more room for error.

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Bournemouth’s outside shot at Europe was dented by City’s Wembley defeat. Now, they need a top-eight finish and hope Chelsea lift the Conference League. It’s a long shot, but not impossible.

Andoni Iraola’s men have shown ambition all season and they’ll go to the Etihad targeting three points, not just damage limitation. Having beaten City 2-1 earlier this season, the Cherries know they can hurt Guardiola’s side.

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Man City vs Bournemouth Tips & Odds

Manchester City are clear 1.48 favourites to bounce back. Bournemouth are 6.00 to repeat their upset from earlier in the campaign, while the draw is 4.60.

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Man City vs Bournemouth Tips & Odds

Kevin De Bruyne will be playing his final home match at the Etihad and he’ll want to make it memorable. He’s 3.75 to score, but a more likely angle might be an assist at 2.50.

Antoine Semenyo is Bournemouth’s danger man with 12 league goals this season. He’s 4.25 to score anytime and 2.80 to either score or assist.

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Predicted Lineups:
Manchester City: Ederson; Dias, Gvardiol, Nunes, O’Reilly; Kovacic, Doku, De Bruyne, B Silva; Marmoush, Haaland
Bournemouth: Kepa; Huijsen, Kerkez, Smith, Zabarnyi; Cook, Brooks, Adams, Kluivert; Semenyo, Evanilson

Manchester City vs Bournemouth Betting Tips & Predictions

✅ BTTS & Over 2.5 Goals– 1.78
✅ De Bruyne to score anytime – 3.75
✅ Lewis Cook to Be Carded – 4.50

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Odds correct at time of writing.