Bournemouth vs Liverpool betting preview: odds and predictions
LIVERPOOL smashed Manchester United last weekend, but can they repeat the trick at Bournemouth and break into the Premier League’s top four?
Bournemouth vs Liverpool odds
Here are the latest match odds for Bournemouth vs Liverpool.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool betting preview
These are two clubs are desperate for points for different reasons but also two with contrasting form.
Bournemouth, rock bottom and badly in need of a victory to pull themselves out of the mire, have won just one of 12 since the World Cup break.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have won four of their last five in the league (the other drawn) and know victory in this one will move them above Tottenham and into the top four.
Jurgen Klopp’s men will look to use the momentum gained from last weekend’s 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United to continue their climb up the table but they will need to put to one side a pretty dismal away record.
They’ve won only three of 12 on the road this season and scored just 13 goals.
The good news for them is that Bournemouth have had real problems against the top teams in the Premier League and it is all too easy to remember the 9-0 humiliation they had to endure at Anfield back in August.
In their seven games against the top five, they’ve now shipped a whopping 29 goals with at least three conceded on each occasion.
Perhaps a positive can be drawn from the fact they led 2-0 at Arsenal last week but then again the fact they failed to hold on for even a draw again highlights those defensive issues.
If Liverpool turn up in ruthless mood like they did last Sunday, it could be another long day for the Cherries’ fans.
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Bournemouth vs Liverpool key stats
- Mo Salah has already scored and assisted in five Liverpool games this season.
- Liverpool won the reverse fixture 9-0 in August and have now beaten Bournemouth in each of the sides’ last seven meetings.
- Bournemouth have conceded more goals from set-pieces (15) than any other Premier League side, while only Spurs have scored more from them than Liverpool.
- In card terms, referee John Brooks is the strictest official in the Premier League (of those who have taken charge of 3+ games).
- Liverpool have won only 12 points from their 12 away games so far this season and of the teams in the current bottom half have only beaten Villa on their travels.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool best bets
Bournemouth over 19.5 booking points & Liverpool over 9.5 booking points
With the Premier League’s top-carding referee in charge, a card angle looks worthwhile here, especially given the importance of the game to both sides.
Bournemouth have received two cards (it’s 10 booking points for a yellow and 25 for a red) in their last five games, and seven of their last 11.
Liverpool have regularly been the cleanest team in the league under Jurgen Klopp, yet they’ve collected at least one card in each of their last 12.
In short, odds-against about this bet looks a decent play.
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Virgil van Dijk to score
Bournemouth are the Premier League’s worst side at defending set-plays. Not only have the conceded more goals than any other side – 15, with the next worst being Villa with 12 – but they have also given up the most shots from such situations.
With Liverpool second in terms of goals scored and shots taken from set-pieces, it’s worth looking at potential big-priced goalscorers.
Virgil van Dijk is the man who gets the nod.
He’s scored twice in seven Premier League games since the World Cup and also netted against Bournemouth in the reverse fixture.
Liverpool to score over 2.5 goals
With confidence flowing after that 7-0 thrashing of United, Liverpool should approach this one in positive mood.
Bournemouth will hardly be relishing facing a side who took them to the cleaners last time out and will also be fully aware of how difficult they’ve found it defensively against the other elite teams.
With the Cherries having conceded at lest three times in all their games against the current top five, 7/5 about Liverpool repeating the trick in this game looks worth a wager.
How to watch Bournemouth vs Liverpool
- Location: Vitality Stadium
- Date: 1230 GMT, Saturday (March 11)
- Time: BT Sport 1
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