In this week 2 match, on Saturday Aug 13th, AFC Bournemouth will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester City in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Manchester City is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against West Ham United. Erling Braut Håland scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 36th minute on a penalty shot, then Erling Braut Håland added another in the 65th minute In the end, West Ham United was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory. Manchester City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed AFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Jefferson Lerma struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 2nd minute, then Kieffer Moore added another in the 80th minute In the end, Aston Villa couldn’t muster any offence and AFC Bournemouth ran away with the shutout win. AFC Bournemouth is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Dominic Solanke and Lewis Cook are the top scorers for AFC Bournemouth in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Manchester City is fortunate enough to have Kevin De Bruyne in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals
Josep Guardiola i Sala’s squad will be without Aymeric Laporte, while Scott Parker’s AFC Bournemouth squad will be without David Brooks and Joe Rothwell.