Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Preview and Prediction

Saturday 8th December 2018

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Preview and Prediction

England Premier League
Saturday 8th December 2018
Kick off at 12.30pm GMT
Venue: Vitality Stadium

Match Preview:

The first game of the weekend in the Premier League will kick off at lunchtime between Bournemouth in 7th place and Liverpool in 2nd.

In midweek Bournemouth got a massive result in beating Huddersfield as they had come into that game having lost their last 4 matches in a row. The Cherries were going through the worst form of their season and seemingly couldn’t buy a win but that 2-1 victory would have meant everything to the players, fans and of course manager Eddie Howe.

They are above Manchester United on goal difference and could swap places with Everton in 6th if they get a result here and Everton lose. At home they have won just 1 game in their past four but with 14 goals scored they do seem to find the net.

Liverpool secured another important win. This time in midweek, it was expected against Burnley but they were losing the game 1-0. The Reds came back in style and ended up with a 3-1 victory. This result means that Jurgen Klopp’s team keep pace with Manchester City at the top with just two points separating the clubs.

Form is excellent for Liverpoool who have won their past 4 games in a row, away from home they have the 2nd best record in the league winning 6 matches and of course the Reds are unbeaten this season in the league.

 

Team News:

Bournemouth: The only recent injury for the team is Dan Gosling who has a knee injury, and looks like a major doubt for this game

Liverpool: Sadio Mane could return from his foot injury which kept him out of the Reds midweek fixture. Andrew Robertson will be assessed ahead of this game as he has a dead leg

 

Bournemouth vs Liverpool Head to Head:

Last season Liverpool won this fixture 4-0.

Liverpool have scored 7 goals in their last 2 meetings with Bournemouth

The last 5 meetings have a 100% success rate to see over 2.5 goals.

 

Bournemouth vs Liverpool Prediction:

Another big game for Liverpool who can really put down their marker on a psychological level by winning this game. If they do they will go top of the league by a point until Manchester City play later in the day. The fact City have Chelsea away will spur Liverpool on to get the win. Of course they have a massive game in the Champions League against Napoli to think about the week after, but they have to be focused 100% on this game.

Bournemouth have been decent this season but this is a tough game for them, and they have fallen to quality teams at home already this season in Arsenal and Manchester United. They will play their part but will most probably come up short when it really matters.

 

Bournemouth vs Liverpool Betting Tips:

Liverpool to beat Bournemouth at 1.66

Liverpool to keep a clean sheet at 2.75

Anytime goalscorer: Roberto Firmino at 2.63

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