Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Manchester City & AFC Bournemouth face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Manchester saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Manchester City form and stats
The Manchester City fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Etihad Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Manchester has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Manchester has won six games in a row. The Southampton match was the last time out without a victory.
A good away victory last time out for Manchester, who won 3-1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ahead of that match, Manchester lost 1-3 at home to Olympique Lyonnais.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Manchester home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, one draw and two defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Manchester as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Leicester City are visiting.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Crystal Palace in order to reach 3rd Round of Carabao Cup. Bournemouth was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 3rd round last season.0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of AFC Bournemouth playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Bournemouth are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough. A draw for Bournemouth before that, at their own venue hosting Crystal Palace (after extra-time, 11-10 on penalties) (0-0).
Goalkeeper Asmir Begović made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Middlesbrough. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Bournemouth played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected five times.
A quick return to home after this game, as AFC Bournemouth are hosting Norwich City in the Championship only three days away.
It's early days yet, but AFC Bournemouth has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Manchester City won ten, AFC Bournemouth won zero and zero draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. De Bruyne 1 goals |  P. Foden 1 goals |  G. de Jesus 1 goals |
Manchester City missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Manchester City | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 55 | 33 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 462 | 202 | Total Shots | T S | 89 | 238 | ||
| 161 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 76 | ||
| 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Everton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
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