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Manchester City — Bournemouth 2:1

EPL · 23 Aug 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score2:1
Home xG2.47Manchester City
Away xG0.71Bournemouth
Expected points2.44 : 0.41

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Manchester City was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Manchester City22.47−0.52.44
Bournemouth10.71+0.30.41

How it fits the season

Manchester City: +5.4 for the season (1 in the table). Bournemouth: −4.8 (17). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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