AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

AFC Bournemouth versus Manchester United promises to be an intriguing Premier League contest, as Bournemouth have won just one of their last five matches, the same amount as the Red Devils. However, it is likely that the Red Devils will field a rotated side due to their upcoming Europa League tie with Athletic Bilbao.

Andoni Iraola’s men have won two and drawn one of their last three matches against United, with two of those matches resulting in 3-0 victories for the Cherries.

United’s away record is extremely poor, as they have won just four of their 16 matches away from home, drawing five and losing the other seven. Ruben Amorim’s side have been poor at both ends of the pitch, as they have scored just 17 and conceded 20, hence why we are predicting a tight Bournemouth victory here.

Prediction: AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Manchester United

European football chasing AFC Bournemouth hosts 14th-place Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium.

Date: 27/04/2025

Location: Vitality Stadium

Time: 2pm

As previously mentioned, the last head-to-head clash between Bournemouth and Manchester United resulted in a memorable 3-0 win for the Cherries at Old Trafford as Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo all got on the scoresheet.

Bournemouth are having by far the better league campaign between these two teams, as they sit eighth in the table with 49 points from 33 matches, one point above ninth-place Fulham. Due to England being awarded an extra European qualification place via UEFA’s coefficient rankings, there is a good chance that eighth-place will get a Europa Conference League qualification spot should Crystal Palace not win the FA Cup.

United suffered their 15th Premier League defeat of the season last time out against Wolverhampton Wanderers, seeing them sit 14th with 38 points from 33 matches, summing up what has been an utterly dismal campaign for the Red Devils. During the aforementioned game, 20-year-old defender Tyler Fredericson made his debut for the club and impressed, meaning that he could well be involved in the matchday squad once again this weekend.

Ruben Amorim’s side’s sole hopes rely on winning the UEFA Europa League due to their poor league position. They will face Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of that competition, having dramatically progressed past Lyon in the quarter-finals via a 7-6 aggregate scoreline after comfortably beating Real Sociedad 5-2 on aggregate.

AFC Bournemouth versus Manchester United will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

AFC Bournemouth

Ryan Christie, Enes Unal and Luis Sinisterra are Bournemouth’s only injury doubts for their home clash with Manchester United on Sunday.

Manchester United

Ayden Heaven, Lisandro Martínez, Matthijs de Ligt, Toby Collyer, Amad Diallo and Joshua Zirkzee are all expected to miss Manchester United’s trip to the Vitality Stadium due to injury.

AFC Bournemouth

Andoni Iraola’s side suffered a narrow 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester City before being beaten by Ipswich Town 2-1 in the Premier League.

Since then, the Cherries have drawn 2-2 with West Ham United and 0-0 with Crystal Palace on either side of a valuable 1-0 victory over Fulham where Antoine Semenyo scored in the first minute of the game.

Manchester United

Manchester United were beaten 1-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend as Pablo Sarabia scored a late free kick.

Prior to that game, the Red Devils earned a dramatic 5-4 home win over Lyon in their Europa League quarter-final second leg, as Manuel Ugarte, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire all scored to seal a 7-6 aggregate victory over the Ligue 1 outfit.

United’s other league matches resulted in a 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United and a 0-0 stalemate against Manchester City at Old Trafford.

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