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DE BRUYNE'S FAREWELL TO ETIHAD FACES CHERRIES' ROAD INVINCIBILITY

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  May 20, 2025   Manchester City - AFC Bournemouth   Etihad Stadium, Manchester On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Manchester City will face AFC Bournemouth in the 37th round of the Premier League. The match offers a likely farewell of the home star Kevin De Bruyne to Etihad Stadium against a team with excellent away form. Manchester City have won all seven of their Premier League home games against Bournemouth – only Arsenal (10 vs Stoke) and Manchester United (8 vs Wigan) have a better 100% home win rate against an opponent in the competition. The Citizens thus represent an insurmountable obstacle for the Cherries at their own ground. Bournemouth won the reverse fixture against Man City 2-1 in November, having been winless in their first 20 league meetings with the Citizens beforehand (D2 L18). The South England side thus achieved a historic success this season. Manchester City have won their final home league game in 10 of the last 11 seasons (D1), including each of the la...

EAST BOHEMIANS HUNT RECORD, KANGAROOS LOOK TO SURPRISE

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  May 18, 2025   FC Hradec Králové - Bohemians Praha 1905   Malšovická Arena, Hradec Králové On Sunday, May 18, 2025, FC Hradec Králové will face Bohemians Praha 1905 in the 34th round of the Chance Liga and the second round of the midfield playoffs. The match offers a clash between two teams with good results in the playoff stage. FC Hradec Králové have now won eight games in midfield playoffs with only Mladá Boleslav winning more (10) since its introduction in the 2018-19 season. Hradec have also scored in the last eight games in midfield playoffs, and if they manage to score against Bohemians, they will draw level with the longest scoring streak in playoffs held by Mladá Boleslav from May 2019/July 2020 (9 games). The East Bohemian side thus has a significant milestone within reach. Bohemians Praha 1905 have reached the second round also in their second Chance Liga midfield playoff they have played. Only Hradec Králové and Mladá Boleslav have progressed to the seco...