Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth in English Premier League ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Manchester City at 51.3% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Manchester City X 2 · AFC Bournemouth Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 51.3% 24.9% 23.7% Home win · Manchester City ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 51.3% 20.2% 28.5% Home win · Manchester City ✔ Correct
Data Providers 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% Home win · Manchester City ✔ Correct
Final score 2:1 Home win · Manchester City
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.48 on a Manchester City win, 4.80 on the draw and 5.94 on a AFC Bournemouth win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Manchester City win 1.48 1.53 Betano 67.6% 51.3%
Draw 4.80 5.08 1xBet 20.8% 20.2%
AFC Bournemouth win 5.94 6.40 Unibet 16.8% 28.5%
Over 2.5 goals 1.43 1.45 Betano 69.9% 53.3%
Under 2.5 goals 2.76 2.87 Pinnacle 36.2% 46.7%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.54 1.57 10Bet 64.9% 46.8%
Both teams to score - No 2.37 2.50 Betfair 42.2% 53.2%
Updated: 23.08.2026 08:44 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

  1. 26′M. Tavernier · Goal (assist: Evanilson)
  2. 45+1′Evanilson · Yellow card

Match statistics: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

Statistic Manchester City AFC Bournemouth
Possession 69% 31%
Shots on target 2 2
Total shots 5 2
Shots off target 1 0
Blocked shots 2 0
Corners 2 1
Fouls 5 5
Saves 1 1
Passes 283 132
Pass accuracy 90% 77%

Line-ups: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma 6.6
  2. 3 Rúben Dias 6.6
  3. 5 Elliot Anderson 6.7
  4. 6 Marc Guéhi 6.7
  5. 9 Erling Haaland 6.5
  6. 24 Joško Gvardiol 6.2
  7. 33 Nico O'Reilly 6.9
  8. 42 Antoine Semenyo 6.9
  9. 45 Abdukodir Khusanov 6.5
  10. 47 Phil Foden 6.9
  11. 82 Rico Lewis 6.2
Substitutes (9)
  1. 7 Omar Marmoush
  2. 8 Mateo Kovačić
  3. 10 Rayan Cherki
  4. 14 Nico González
  5. 18 Jack Grealish
  6. 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri
  7. 22 Vitor Reis
  8. 27 Matheus Nunes
  9. 28 Gerónimo Rulli

AFC Bournemouth 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Đorđe Petrović 6.6
  2. 3 Adrien Truffert 6.7
  3. 4 Lewis Cook 6.3
  4. 5 James Hill 6.6
  5. 8 Alex Scott 6.9
  6. 9 Evanilson 6.9
  7. 14 António Silva 6.6
  8. 15 Adam Smith 6.3
  9. 16 Marcus Tavernier 7.7
  10. 19 Justin Kluivert 6.3
  11. 37 Rayan 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 7 David Brooks
  2. 11 Ben Gannon-Doak
  3. 12 Tyler Adams
  4. 18 Bafodé Diakité
  5. 24 Juanlu Sánchez
  6. 27 Alex Tóth
  7. 29 Daniel Jebbison
  8. 30 Álvaro Rodriguez
  9. 40 Will Dennis

Form and head-to-head: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City

WWWWL

AFC Bournemouth

DWDDD

Head-to-head – last 1 meetings

Manchester City wins: 0; draws: 1; AFC Bournemouth wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City English Premier League

English Premier League standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 +7 12 WWWW
2 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 +6 12 WWWW
3 Hull City 4 2 2 0 +3 8 DDWW
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 2 1 1 +8 7 WDLW
5 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 +1 7 DLWW
6 Brentford 4 1 3 0 +3 6 DDDW
7 Liverpool 4 1 3 0 +2 6 DWDD
8 Everton 4 1 3 0 +2 6 DDDW
9 Ipswich Town 4 2 0 2 -3 6 WLLW
10 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 +2 5 DWD
11 Leeds United 3 1 2 0 +1 5 DDW
12 Nottingham Forest 4 1 2 1 0 5 WDDL
13 Manchester United 4 1 1 2 0 4 LDWL
14 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 -2 4 LDWL
15 AFC Bournemouth 4 0 3 1 -1 3 DDDL
16 Crystal Palace 4 1 0 3 -5 3 LWLL
17 Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 2 2 -5 2 DDLL
18 Fulham 4 0 1 3 -3 1 DLLL
19 Aston Villa 4 0 1 3 -6 1 LDLL
20 Coventry City 4 0 0 4 -10 0 LLLL

Managers: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

E. Maresca
Manchester CityManagerE. Maresca
M. Rose
AFC BournemouthManagerM. Rose

Match information: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

Kick-off
·
Competition
English Premier League
Round
1
City
Manchester
Surface
grass
Capacity
53,400

TV coverage: Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

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