Bournemouth vs Manchester City predictions and betting tips on February 25, 2023

Prediction on game W2(-1.5)

Odds: 1.8

4.50

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On February 25, Vitality Stadium (Bournemouth) will host the match of the 25th round of the English Premier League, in which Bournemouth will compete with Manchester City. The battle will start at 18:30 CET.

Bournemouth

The team became a hostage to the mistakes of its management. Firstly, it was obviously a victim of the emotional decision to fire Scott Parker in August. There was a painful 0-9 defeat in the match against Liverpool, which became the reason for the resignation, especially since that was the third one in a row in the Premier League. To tell the truth, this young specialist “lifted” “the Cherries” to the elite division, and even started with a 2-0 victory in the struggle with Aston Villa there. Secondly, the club decided not to look for a new experienced coach – it dealt with inexperienced O’Neil. Gary headed the team with the prefix “interim”, but good autumn results allowed him to get the contract. Sceptics, however, believed that was the inertia of the work of the predecessor. And frankly speaking, there has been no real success in the Premier League since October. The club beat only crisis Everton before the pause, but in the winter it achieved the draws with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle. Nevertheless, Wolverhampton was defeated – the only goal was scored by Tavernier. That success allowed the team to move up to the 16th place. Still, the relegation zone is pretty close.

Manchester City

The club was still able to accomplish what seemed, if not incredible, but extremely difficult. “The Citizens” caught up with the unexpected leader of the Premier League, Arsenal, in the winter. They did not take advantage of the first misfire of a competitor, losing to Tottenham. Nevertheless, the London club failed again, having a scandal of not winning in the match against Brentford, which was followed with a confident 3-1 score in the battle with Aston Villa. Moreover, the same result was repeated in the head-to-head duel on February 15. After the higher mentioned success, the club had two 1-1 draws – with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and with RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

Since 2015, when Bournemouth “climbed” into the Premier League for the last time, the team has lost all 12 head-to-head matches against Manchester City. The same story was in August, when the champion defeated the newcomer with a 4-0 score.

Predictions

Bookmakers do not believe in the third misfire in a row of the City. Thus, it is reasonable to bet on the guests with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.8).

Prediction on game W2(-1.5)

Odds: 1.8

4.50

Bet now