Manchester City take on the visitors Bournemouth in the round 11 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, November 4th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Naturally, in any match between Manchester City and an opponent clearly inferior in class, Guardiola's team is the obvious favorite. I have no doubt about their victory over Bournemouth, but I'm hesitant to predict how many goals the hosts will score. Manchester City's players are highly dependent on their mood. They can easily score five goals against their opponent or secure a routine victory with just a two-goal difference, and that's it. In this match, I'd take a risk and go for a good odds by assuming that at least one round projectile will find its way into Ederson's net. In the first 10 rounds of the Premier League, the Citizens kept a clean sheet only four times. They conceded goals not only to teams like Arsenal (0-1) and Brighton (2-1), but also to relatively modest teams such as Fulham (3-1), Wolverhampton (1-2), and even Sheffield United (2-1). It's worth noting that even in the Champions League, Guardiola's charges conceded goals against Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys, who were objectively competing for survival in the league compared to Premier League clubs.
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Bournemouth are one of those teams in the Premier League fighting for survival. If they manage to retain their place in English football's elite for at least one more year, it would be considered a good result for them at the end of the season. Currently, Andoni Iraola's charges are in 17th place in the table and are generally performing at their level. However, in the last two rounds of the championship, the team has shown some promise. In one match, they lost to Wolverhampton (1-2), but they were leading and played with ten men for over half an hour, ultimately conceding the deciding goal late in the match. In another match, Bournemouth finally secured their first Premier League victory against Burnley (2-1). A few days later, even though they lost to Liverpool in the cup, they managed to score a goal (1-2). By the way, they've already scored against Liverpool twice this season (1-3 at Anfield in the league).
In matches involving Manchester City, bookmakers consistently offer a high odds for a goal in City's net, typically around 1.8 to 2.10. Right now, the odds for that are even higher, as the modest Cherries from the bottom of the table are up against the hosts. While Bournemouth have scored fewer than one goal on average per game this season, they've still managed to find the back of the net in more than half of their matches. They even scored against Manchester City in their last face-off on the opponent's turf, even though they lost heavily (1-4). Overall, although Manchester City consistently defeats this opponent, they have conceded goals to them in four out of their last five encounters. Prediction: Away team will score - YES.
Prediction for the match: Bournemouth to score – yes.
