Matchup Intelligence
Bournemouth
Man CityThe model favours Bournemouth at 50%.
The single most likely score is 1-1 (9%), from expected goals of 2.0 to 1.5.
Over 2.5 goals 67%, both teams to score 67%.
Man City carry the heavier absence: 17.1% of their squad weight against Bournemouth's 11.7%. The probabilities above do not price this yet.
Their identities part on ball recovery: Bournemouth 2nd in the league, Man City 20th of 20.
Expected shapes: Bournemouth 4-2-3-1, Man City 4-2-3-1.
Probabilities come from a Dixon-Coles Poisson model over attack and defence strength plus home advantage. These sentences are rules over those numbers and claim nothing the model does not.
Mostly 4-2-3-1. Strongest on ball recovery (2nd) and attacking threat (8th); weakest on discipline, 10th of 20.
Mostly 4-2-3-1. Strongest on creativity (2nd) and attacking threat (5th); weakest on ball recovery, 20th of 20.
Predicted Lineups