Bournemouth vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: FA Cup betting tips on match 2025-03-29 15:30.
[p]A potentially historic two months await Bournemouth, who remain just five points outside of the Premier League top four and have an FA Cup quarter-final to look forward to this weekend. It’s just the third time that the Cherries have reached this stage of the competition after 1956/57 and 2020/21, though they’ll be hoping for a better result this time around after falling to Manchester United and Southampton respectively in those prior attempts.[/p]
[p]Manchester City are the opposition this time around, and while that would usually place Bournemouth as huge underdogs, Andoni Iraola’s men may be confident after beating them 2-1 on this ground in November. That ended a prior 21-match winless H2H streak (D2, L19), and they’ll now be looking to make it three wins in succession against fellow Premier League teams in the FA Cup, after beating Everton and Wolves en route to the last eight. [/p]
[p]Even despite their recent H2H heroics, that remains a tall order against a Manchester City side who have loved playing in this tournament in recent years. Despite losing in the final last season against fierce rivals Manchester United, Pep Guardiola’s men have reached at least the semi-finals in each of the last six campaigns – an all-time competition record. [/p]
[p]City last lost in the quarter-finals back in 2013/14, and their formidable away form in this competition suggests they’re unlikely to slip up here. Not since February 2018 have Guardiola’s side lost on the road in the FA Cup, winning each of their last 14 away ties while scoring 40 goals in the process! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Bournemouth’s Evanilson netted in their last FA Cup outing against Wolves, while he also scored decisively in the most recent H2H. Kevin De Bruyne has recorded 13 direct goal contributions across his last ten FA Cup matches (G3, A10), both scoring and assisting in the fifth round victory over Plymouth. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bournemouth’s last five FA Cup home games have averaged four total match goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]