AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool Prediction

This Saturday’s Premier League action sees Liverpool make the trip to face AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. This is a crucial match for both sides as they have each good a great run of form going so they will be desperate not to lose that.

Key Stats

• AFC Bournemouth have scored 17 goals in their last 5 games whereas Liverpool have scored 13 goals in their last 5 games
• Liverpool have kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League (9)
• AFC Bournemouth have 11 match Premier League unbeaten streak whereas Liverpool have an 18 match Premier League unbeaten streak
• Liverpool have won the last 4 consecutive meeting against AFC Bournemouth

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both sides have been excellent this season and they head into this game in the same form across their last five games. AFC Bournemouth and Liverpool have won four games across all competition with a draw rounding out the remaining game over that time frame. Each of these sides have been very impressive in their attempts of finding the back of the next, double digits in five games for the pair of them. This Saturday looks set to be a highly entertaining match as two of the best teams in the Premier League right now are facing off against one another.

AFC Bournemouth Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Ilya Zabarnyi, Lewis Cook (c); Tyler Adams, Ryan Christie; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, David Brooks; Dango Ouattara

AFC Bournemouth have been high flying, finding themselves on a charge to earn themselves European football next season. After 23 games they sit in seventh with 11 wins, five losses and seven draws. Those matches have left them with 40 points, sharing that tally with sixth placed Chelsea and just a single point behind fourth and fifth placed Newcastle United and Manchester City. Stepping up for The Cherries this season has been Justin Kluivert who has achieved 15 goal contributions this season, including two hattricks over the course of the campaign so far. Another Bournemouth player completing a hattrick this season is Dango Ouattara who was a crucial part in the dispatching of mathematical title contenders Nottingham Forest last week. Those three goals have totalled his goal involvements to 10 now, matching that with winger Antoine Semanyo. The seaside town have been riddled with injuries, including to both of their strikers in Enes Ünal and Evanilson. The attacking force of Kluivert, Semenyo and Ouattara will have to be the difference makers for this mammoth task of trying to beat Liverpool this Saturday.

Liverpool Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Alisson; Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah; Darwin Núñez

Liverpool have had a phenomenal start to the season, finding themselves clear of every other team in the Premier League, improving game by game. After 22 games they sit in first place with 16 wins, just the one loss and five draws. Those matches have left them with 53 points, six points clear from second placed Arsenal and with a game in hand. Liverpool are a whopping 13 points ahead of opponents Bournemouth, going to show just how good they’ve been as The Cherries have been no slouches. Arne Slot has done a mega job, coming in to replace the adored Jürgen Klopp but he has really transcended this Liverpool side and one player who has made the difference this season has been winger Mohamed Salah. Once again, he has massively stepped up for The Reds, getting himself to 19 goals and 13 assists, definitely first in contention for the Balon D’or as of this moment. The Egyptian has 32 goal contributions in just the Premier League alone, leaving a 21 involvement gap to Liverpool’s next best in that department. With this match looking like it could be a goals fest, Salah is definitely the man that Liverpool can look to rely on to make the difference this Saturday.

Head To Head Stats: AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool

The last five faceoffs have been unsurprisingly split in the favour of Liverpool, winning four of the last five matches with the remaining result chalked down as a loss for them. It looks like it will a lot closer this Saturday with Bournemouth on an incredible and unprecedented run as well as the fact that both teams have been offensively and defensively all season long.

21st September 2024 – Liverpool 3-0 AFC Bournemouth – Premier League

21st January 2024 – AFC Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool – Premier League

1st November 2023 – AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool – Carabao Cup Round 4

19th August 2023 – Liverpool 3-1 AFC Bournemouth – Premier League

11th March 2023 – AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Liverpool – Premier League

Betting Tips For AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool

In the last two successive weeks, Bournemouth have thrashed two top sides in Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United; they now face an even tougher challenge in Liverpool. The fact that Liverpool have played mid-week might leave some of their key players fatigued, giving Bournemouth the opportunity to grab all three points this Saturday in a tactically controlled match. If they are unable to do so it should end with both teams sharing a point each.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with AFC Bournemouth Double Chance + Under 2.5 Goals as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 18/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £46 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool

AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Liverpool