Liverpool vs Bournemouth prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-08-14 19:00.
[p]Reigning champions Liverpool kick off the new Premier League (PL) season against Bournemouth at Anfield, beginning their quest for a record-breaking 21st top-flight title. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Liverpool start the season as favourites to retain their Premier League crown, spending in excess of £250million on the arrivals of Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, and Hugo Ekitike. Frimpong and Ekitike were on target last time out in the Community Shield, but FA Cup holders Crystal Palace prevailed by winning on penalties at Wembley. They will hope to quickly park that Wembley disappointment in this Premier League curtain raiser, and nine wins from their last 12 season-opening Premier League games suggest they’re good value to do so.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth have lost several high-profile players over the summer, including Kerkez, to Liverpool. Dean Huijsen and Ilya Zabarnyi have also headed out the door, meaning we will see a new-look Cherries side at Anfield. Goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović and defender Adrien Truffert have arrived in Dorset, and both will hope to help thier new side continue their impressive seven-match unbeaten run in PL openers (W3, D4). Further confidence comes from the fact that last season’s ninth place finish was Bournemouth’s joint-best in the top-flight.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Liverpool have been victorious in 12 of their last 13 H2Hs with Bournemouth (L1), with nine of those victories being accompanied by a clean sheet. The Reds have won each of the last six H2Hs at Anfield.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Liverpool’s last six games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Seven of Liverpool’s last nine games have seen more than 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth have scored in 14 of their last 15 away games.[/p]
[p]Nine of Bournemouth’s last ten away league games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]All eyes will be on the competition’s top-scorer from last season in Mohamed Salah, who epitomises being a fast starter as no player has more goals (9) or goal contributions (14) on the Premier League’s opening weekend. Bournemouth’s Evanilson will be on the prowl, since six of his nine top-flight goals last season came on the road.[/p]
[p]Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch and Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook are serving suspensions picked up at the end of last season, while Enes Ünal remains out with a knee injury for the Cherries.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Liverpool historically dominating this H2H, backing Liverpool to win without conceding is an attractive betting option.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]