Bournemouth vs Manchester City Predictions

The Cherries have defeated Pep Guardiola’s men once this season already. Manchester City are likely to secure a win over Bournemouth to secure a spot in the FA Cup semifinals.

Match info: FA Cup

Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth

Date: Sunday, 30^th March 2025

Time: 4:30 pm Nigerian time

Catalan battles Basque in the pick of this weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals, where Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth host Pep Guardiola's Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium.

The Cherries sank Wolverhampton Wanderers on spot kicks in the last 16 to advance to the final eight, while the reigning champions of England survived a huge scare against Plymouth Argyle to prevail 3-1.

Head-to-head:

• Bournemouth have won just 1 of the last 16 meetings between the two teams.
• Manchester City recorded 15 victories.
• There has been no draw in their last 16 games.
• Manchester City have won four of their last five matches against Bournemouth.
• Bournemouth’s 1-0 win in the Premier League is their first after 15 straight losses.
• 8 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 3 goals.

Form:

• Bournemouth in all competitions: L-L-W-D-L
• Manchester City in all competitions: L-W-W-L-D

Team News:

• Bournemouth will be without the services of Julian Araujo, Enes Unal, and three more players as they have injuries.
• Rodri, Ederson, Manuel Akanji, and three more players will be out of action for Man City as they are injured.

Player(s) to watch:

• Justin Kluivert has put up some decent numbers for the Cherries this season in the Premier League. He is good at controlling the midfield and also contributes to the attacking front significantly. At home, he will have some confidence boost. This will eventually help him to perform better.
• Erling Haaland will have a big role to play for the Cityzens in the attacking front. Erling Haaland has done decently well this season for Man City. Although he has not had the best of the seasons, Haaland is still going to be a menace to Bournemouth. He recently completed 100 goal involvements for the Cityzens under