In the match Manchester City – Bournemouth on December 1, 2018, the leader of the English championship will play against a team that still has hopes of getting into the European Cup zone. The start of the match at the Etihad stadium is scheduled for 18:00 Moscow time.Manchester City In the previous round, the “citizens” went to West Ham with the hope of taking points and maintaining the lead over Liverpool in the title race. Guests rushed to the attack from the first minutes of the match, and the first goal was only a matter of time. The score was opened by David Silva, the Spaniard closed the cross and rolled the ball with a shot from two meters – 0:1 in the 11th minute. Eight minutes later, City players were celebrating a second goal, Leroy Sane crossed, and Sterling had only to aim at the empty corner of the goal. The third goal of the match also took place in the first 45 minutes, Sane feinted the defender and shot past the goalkeeper – 0:3 in the 34th minute. The first half ended with a three-goal margin of the team from Manchester. The dominance of the “sky blue” continued after the rest. The same Sane could increase the gap and make a double in the 48th minute, the German shot well from a roundabout into the near corner, but Fabiansky pulled his team out. The German midfielder achieved his goal in stoppage time, Sane took the ball in the penalty area and shot from a roundhouse – 0:4. The Citizens won and kept a three-point lead over the closest pursuer, in order for the situation to remain the same or even improve, Josep Guardiola’s team needs to complete the winning result in the Manchester City – Bournemouth match. Bournemouth Cherries continued their losing streak in the previous round match against Arsenal. The home game with the Gunners began for the hosts with a controversial decision of the referee, in the eighth minute the referee canceled the goal scored by David Brooks due to offside, as the replay showed – the offside position is rather doubtful. Despite such a start, the first goal in the match was still for the Bournemouth player, only Jefferson Lerma shot at a completely different goal, the midfielder tried to take the ball out after the opponent’s cross, but sent it into his own net – 0:1 in the 30th minute. Joshua King corrected a partner’s mistake in stoppage time, the striker restored parity before the break itself. In the second half, the game went on a collision course, the teams did not lock themselves in defense and tried to carry out attacks on each other’s goal. One of the guests’ attacks reached the goal in the 67th minute, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang received a pass from a partner and scored a shot into an empty net. The last goal in the match could be recorded by the one who opened the scoring, Jefferson Lerma punched well in the last minutes of regular time, but the ball touched the goal frame a little and went out of bounds. The result is a 1:2 defeat of the Cherries, which worsened their position in the championship and dropped them to the eighth line, in order to return to the fight, the visiting players will need to try to win the match Manchester City – Bournemouth. Odds for the match Manchester City – Bournemouth December 1, 2018 Bookmakers from the Pari-Match company do not believe at all in the possible victory of the visiting team, and give the absolute advantage to Josep Guardiola’s team. Odds for the match Manchester City – Bournemouth: Manchester City to win – 1.11; Draw – 11.0; Bournemouth win – 22.0. Manchester City – Bournemouth: prediction for the match It will be very difficult for Bournemouth players to stop the leader of the Premier League, so the opinion of the bookmakers may well be justified. Prediction for the match Manchester City – Bournemouth: both halves total over 1.5, odds – 2.50, or bet on City’s total over 3.5, odds – 2.08.
