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Manchester City vs Bournemouth: result 4-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 17, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City
4-0
Bournemouth

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Bournemouth?

Manchester City won 4-0 on September 17, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 15′K. De BruyneManchester City
  • 25′K. ỊheanachọManchester City
  • 48′R. SterlingManchester City
  • 66′İ. GündoğanManchester City

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Bournemouth

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

4-2-3-1
  1. 72K. Ịheanachọ
  1. 9Nolito
  2. 7R. Sterling
  3. 17K. De Bruyne
  1. 8İ. Gündoğan
  2. 25Fernandinho
  1. 30N. Otamendi
  2. 11A. Kolarov
  3. 22G. Clichy
  4. 3B. Sagna
  1. 1C. Bravo

Bournemouth

4-5-1
  1. 17J. King
  1. 33Jordon Ibe
  2. 19J. Stanislas
  3. 32Jack Wilshere
  4. 8H. Arter
  5. 6Andrew Surman
  1. 3S. Cook
  2. 15A. Smith
  3. 11Charlie John Daniels
  4. 2S. Francis
  1. 1Artur Boruc
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Bournemouth have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2016Borussia Mönchengladbach(home)4-0UEFA Champions League
Sep 10, 2016Manchester United(away)2-1Premier League
Aug 28, 2016West Ham(home)3-1Premier League
Aug 24, 2016FCSB(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 20, 2016Stoke City(away)4-1Premier League
Bournemouth
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2016West Brom(home)1-0Premier League
Aug 27, 2016Crystal Palace(away)1-1Premier League
Aug 24, 2016Morecambe(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 21, 2016West Ham(away)0-1Premier League
Aug 14, 2016Manchester United(home)1-3Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Manchester City wins, 0 draws, 0 Bournemouth wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 2, 2016Bournemouth 0-4 Manchester CityPremier League
Oct 17, 2015Manchester City 5-1 BournemouthPremier League

Last archived meeting: Bournemouth vs Manchester City on Apr 2, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bournemouth score 1.2 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.10.959/159/15
Bournemouth1.21.9111/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester City sit 1st in Premier League (21 points from 7 matches) and Bournemouth sit 15th (6 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Manchester City770019721
15Bournemouth71339136

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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