Bournemouth vs Man City Prediction, Betting Tips & Lineups: Best Bets for Sunday Afternoon

The last of the weekend’s FA Cup quarter final ties is perhaps the most intriguing of the lot as Bournemouth entertain a Man City side who they beat 2-1 back in November which saw the start of City’s dramatic downfall.

Oli Nixon has previewed the match and supplied his best bets.

Bournemouth vs Man City Preview

The atmosphere at the Vitality Stadium is sure to be rocking as Cherries fans will be hoping for a first trip to Wembley since 1998 and a first semi-final appearance in this competition in the club’s history.

For Man City, this represents a last opportunity to salvage something from their terrible season and so they’ll be equally desperate to progress.

• Date: Sunday 30th March 2025
• Time: 4.30pm
• TV Channel: ITV1 & ITVX

Bournemouth vs Man City Betting Tips

With so much on the line for both sides in a raucous atmosphere, it makes sense to head to the fouls market as players are likely to let the occasion get the better of them.

If it’s fouls you want, Tyler Adams is a likely candidate with an average of 2.03 per 90 putting him right at the top of this metric for a Bournemouth side who commit more fouls than any other side in the division.

The American midfielder has had extra defensive responsibility since Lewis Cook has had to play at right back and since then, he’s made 23 infringements in just ten games, with at least one in all but one of those matches. In the league meeting, Adams played just 24 minutes from the bench but still managed a foul and a booking.

Another player who has drawn plenty of attention from the officials in recent weeks is Dean Huijsen who has committed nine fouls in his last five starts, adding to his average of 1.12 per 90 across the season.

The Spaniard has seen his reputation grow throughout the season but has only failed to make at least one foul in four of his last 16 starts in all competitions. He’ll be tasked with containing Erling Haaland and potentially also Omar Marmoush who draws 2.16 fouls per 90.

Left-sided centre backs against Man City have committed plenty of fouls in recent games and with Huijsen’s record, he looks likely to continue his trend of fouls.

Abduqodir Khusanov has had a challenging start to life in Manchester, however, his tackle numbers have been relatively consistent.

In his last six starts, he’s made at least one in every game and having averaged 1.55 per 90 for Lens this season, there’s every reason to expect these numbers to continue.

The Uzbekistan international will be up against Evanilson who has been dispossessed 1.19 times per 90 this season and as the right sided centre back, he’ll also have to deal with Antoine Semenyo who draws 2.16 tackles per game making him Bournemouth’s most tackled player. The last nine right centre backs against Bournemouth have made 12 tackles between them and so Khusanov will be kept very busy.

In all competitions, Bournemouth have averaged 11.36 free kicks per game and when they are the hosts, they’ve had at least nine in 14 of 16 matches.

I’ve mentioned already the importance of this fixture for both sides and Man City’s opponents have also covered this line in 13 of their last 15 matches in all competitions.

Despite Man City only giving up six offences in the last meeting, their average of 8.5 free kicks conceded per away game coupled with the occasion suggests we can expect at least seven for the Cherries.

Bournemouth vs Man City Lineups

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Bournemouth vs Man City Odds

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