Bournemouth vs Man City Prediction, 10:30 p.m. March 30: Waiting for Man City's FA Cup fate

Pre-match review Bournemouth vs Man City

Bournemouth are facing a historic few weeks. This could be the stage that will decide their success or failure this season. First, the team will enter the sprint to decide the ticket to the European Cup Winners' Cup next season. They are 4 points away from 5th place, enough for Bournemouth to dream. That 5th place is held by Man City.

Meanwhile, on the FA Cup front, Bournemouth have advanced to the quarter-finals. This is only the third time in their young history that Bournemouth have reached the FA Cup's last eight, after the 1956/57 and 2020/21 seasons. With many big names having fallen, Bournemouth understand that a humble club like them still has the right to dream in this arena.

And to do that, Bournemouth must beat Man City, a team that is also looking for victory like them. If in previous seasons, Man City could despise the FA Cup, this year, this is their last resort, when the blue club has continuously fallen in the main arenas.

Man City lost to Real Madrid and were relegated early from the Champions League, almost lost hope of defending their Premier League title and were also eliminated from the League Cup. The FA Cup therefore became the only tournament they had a chance of winning.

With Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea all eliminated, Man City have emerged as the strongest contenders for this year's championship. But first, they have to solve the problem of Bournemouth.

Form, head-to-head history Bournemouth vs Man City

Unfortunately, this is not a tasty opponent for the blue half of Manchester. In this chaotic season, Bournemouth has brought them worries. First, Man City lost to Bournemouth in the first leg of the Premier League. That match took place in November 2024, a period when Pep Guardiola's team was in a serious crisis of form. It was also the defeat that ended Man City's 21-match unbeaten streak against Bournemouth, including 19 wins.

Another concern is that Man City's away record is very bad with 4 defeats in the last 6 away trips.

But in terms of correlation, Pep's team still has a greater chance of winning. Bournemouth are currently weak with 3 defeats in the last 4 home matches while Man City have been the real FA Cup kings for the past decade. The last time they lost in the quarter-finals of this tournament was 11 years ago. During that period, Man City won the tournament 4 times.

It may not be as easy to conquer the FA Cup as before, but with the FA Cup fate and burning desire, we can believe Man City is still strong enough to advance to the next round.

Expected lineup Bournemouth vs Man City

Bournemouth: Kepa; Cook, Hill, Zabarnyi, Soler; Christie, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Man City: Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Savinho, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland

Score prediction: Bournemouth 1-2 Man City

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