Manchester City vs Bournemouth prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-05-19 19:00.
[p]After losing the FA Cup final 1-0 against Crystal Palace on Saturday, Manchester City are confirmed to post their first trophyless season under Pep Guardiola since his maiden campaign in charge in 2016/17. Incomprehensibly given their recent dominance in the Premier League, City could even miss out on the UEFA Champions League next season as they come into this clash with Bournemouth sat in sixth.[/p]
[p]As little as a point will take them back into the top-five heading into the final day, and having won all seven Premier League home H2Hs, they look good value to secure more than the bare minimum. City have a knack for signing off at the Etihad on a high too, as they’ve triumphed in their final home league game in ten of their last 11 campaigns (D1), and four successive home league wins this season hint at that record extending here.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth’s chances of securing European football were dealt a hammer blow at the weekend, with Crystal Palace’s FA Cup win complicating their route to Europe. The Cherries are locked in a race with Brighton and Brentford for eighth spot, but for eighth to be worthy of a spot in Europe, Chelsea will have to win the Conference League final and finish either sixth or seventh in the Premier League, which currently seems unlikely given their top-four standing.[/p]
[p]All Bournemouth can do is take care of their own business and hope for the best, and having lost just one of their last 12 away league games (W6, D5), they certainly can’t be discounted here. But with their 2-1 win in the reverse fixture serving as their only-ever win in a league H2H against City (D2, L18), defeat in their final away league game of a campaign for a third successive season seems a distinct possibility.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: In what will be his last-ever game for City at the Etihad, Kevin De Bruyne has been involved in seven goals in nine Premier League starts against Bournemouth (G3, A4). Bournemouth’s Evanilson will be looking to dampen the mood on his Etihad swansong, and he has scored six goals in his last nine Premier League away starts, including five in his last five.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bournemouth have scored a Premier League-high 12 away goals after the 75th minute this season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]