Manchester City vs Bournemouth Match Stats Preview

Manchester City vs Bournemouth Match Stats Preview

Manchester City have won all 12 of their Premier League games against Bournemouth, the best 100% record any team has against another in English top-flight history.

Bournemouth have won none of their 18 league games against Man City (D2 L16), the most any side has ever faced another without winning in English Football League history.

Manchester City have won all 14 of their home Premier League matches in 2023. They have only had one longer home winning run in the Premier League, winning 20 consecutively between March 2011 and March 2012.

Andoni Iraola picked up his first Premier League win as Bournemouth manager in their last game, a 2-1 victory over Burnley. The Cherries haven’t won consecutive league games since April, when they beat relegated sides Southampton and Leeds.

Bournemouth come into this game in 17th position in the Premier League. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 53 home league games against sides starting the day in the bottom-four of the table (W48 D5), since a 2-1 defeat to Spurs in November 2008, who started the day bottom.

Since winning three consecutive away Premier League games in April, Bournemouth have only picked up one point in six games on the road (D1 L5), drawing 2-2 with Brentford in September.

Manchester City have faced the fewest shots in the Premier League this season (68), while Bournemouth have faced the joint second-most (174). Since 2003-04; the only instances of a team facing fewer shots in the first 10 games of a Premier League season are all Man City under Pep Guardiola – 59 in 2018-19, 63 in 2017-18 and 67 in 2021-22.

Philip Billing has been involved in two goals in his last two Premier League appearances for Bournemouth (1 goal, 1 assist). This season, Billing is having more shots per 90 minutes (1.9), more touches in the opposition box per 90 (3.8) and creating more chances per 90 (1.1) than he has in any previous season across his time with Huddersfield Town and the Cherries.

Erling Haaland has scored 47 goals in just 45 Premier League appearances for Manchester City, which is two more than Bournemouth have scored since the start of last season (45 in 48 games). In Premier League history, the fewest games needed to score 50 goals is 65, achieved by Andrew Cole in 1994.

Manchester City haven’t lost any of the last 24 Premier League games when Rodri has made an appearance (W22 D2), winning all eight games the Spaniard has featured in this season. Despite missing two games, he has completed 123 more passes in the opposition half than anyone else this season (471), while his passing accuracy in the opposition half is the best of any player to complete 50+ (93.5%).