Manchester CityvsBournemouth
Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2–1 in Premier League on 23 August 2026.
Result
Manchester City won 2–1.
| Player / team | Score |
|---|---|
| Manchester City | 2 |
| Bournemouth | 1 |
How the odds moved
Closing odds by bookmaker
Across 182 bookmakers the closing price on Manchester City ran from 1.35 at BetGRW to 1.53 at 1XBet. On a $100 stake that spread was worth $18.03 — the same bet, the same result, a different payout for anyone who shopped. See 1.53 in american or fractional odds.
Exchanges and prediction markets
These venues also priced Manchester City. They are kept out of the bookmaker comparison above on purpose — an exchange price is net of commission and a prediction contract is quoted before that venue's own fees, so the three are not one column. Read each on its own basis.
| Venue | Type | Closing price | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novig | Exchange | 1.53 | net of commission |
| SX Bet | Exchange | 1.52 | net of commission |
| Limitless Exchange | Exchange | 1.51 | net of commission |
| Prophet X | Exchange | 1.50 | net of commission |
| novig | Exchange | 1.50 | net of commission |
| prophet-x | Exchange | 1.50 | net of commission |
| SX.bet | Exchange | 1.50 | net of commission |
| Overtime | Exchange | 1.49 | net of commission |
| Kalshi | Prediction market | 1.48 | before this venue's own fees |
| BetDEX | Exchange | 1.48 | net of commission |
| overtimemarkets | Exchange | 1.48 | net of commission |
| limitless exchange | Exchange | 1.48 | net of commission |
| kalshi | Prediction market | 1.48 | before this venue's own fees |
| Opinion Labs | Prediction market | 1.47 | before this venue's own fees |
| opinion labs | Prediction market | 1.47 | before this venue's own fees |
| Betfair Exchange (Australia) | Exchange | 1.44 | net of commission |
Did the market get it right?
It did. Manchester City closed at a 80.6% fair chance (1.24) and won. Favourites winning is the base case — the money question is whether anyone was paying more than 1.24 for it.
On the prediction market, taker money before the start concentrated on Yes — $376,794 across 1,928 fills, 76% of the $497,725 traded — and they were wrong.
What our signal said
We flagged 6 prices on this match before it started. 3 of 6 landed, -0.78 units on the match. Losers are listed with the winners — a track record you can only check if it shows both.
| Market | Book | Price | Omen | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| totals over 3.5 | 1xbet | 2.11 | 70 | +0.5% | loss |
| asian_handicap away -1.25 | 20Bet | 1.92 | 66 | +0.5% | win |
| totals under 3.5 | 1xbet | 1.81 | 63 | +6.2% | win |
| consensus_total under 2.5 | polymarket | 3.08 | 57 | +2.1% | loss |
| totals over 2.5 | caliente | 1.44 | 38 | +14.0% | win |
| asian_handicap home -1.25 | betano | 2.05 | 28 | +0.6% | loss |
Manchester City vs Bournemouth: frequently asked
Who won Manchester City vs Bournemouth?
Manchester City won, 2–1, on 23 August 2026.
What was the final score of Manchester City vs Bournemouth?
Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
What were the best closing odds on Manchester City?
1.53 at 1XBet. The shortest price in the same market was 1.35 at BetGRW, so shopping was worth $18.03 per $100 staked.
Was Manchester City vs Bournemouth an upset?
No. Manchester City closed as the favourite at a fair price of 1.24 (81%) and won.
The winning price, in context
1XBet held the best closing price on this match, and its overall margin widened from 6.79% to 8.12% (+1.33 points) over the 28 days before it — measured across its whole board, from the same daily data behind our bookmaker reviews.
From the bookmaker reviews
From our bookmaker reviews: across the 1,328 markets we currently track at PMU, its median margin is 12.29% — the widest of any book on our board right now.
The book most often holding the single best price is Matchbook — top of the board 30.8% of the time across 3,969 markets.
Next steps
This match is settled. The prices that were worth taking on it were only worth taking before it started — that is the whole game, and it is what the live board does.
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