Liverpool vs Bournemouth Prediction & Match Preview

Liverpool vs Bournemouth Match Preview

Liverpool start their title-defense quest with the home match against Bournemouth on Friday evening at Anfield. The Reds are heavy favorites to get the win at the start of the new Premier League campaign. Can Bournemouth cause them problems in the first match of the season?

Liverpool won their second Premier League title in the new era last season. They went on to invest more than €300 million ahead of the new campaign and are rightly the main contenders for the new trophy.

The Reds have acquired the likes of Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez so far this summer.

Three of these players contributed to the team’s two goals in a surprising Community Shield loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Arne Slot clearly has issues with his team’s back line in this early stage of the season. The Reds conceded at least a goal in all six games this summer.

They allowed two goals in each of the previous two matches against Athletic Bilbao and Crystal Palace.

Bournemouth have looked much better defensively in their pair of exhibitions against Real Sociedad last Saturday.

The teams faced each other two times on the same time with different lineups and Bournemouth kept a clean sheet on both occasions.

Liverpool vs Bournemouth Prediction

Bournemouth finished last season in the top half of the standings but they’ve lost both matches to Liverpool without scoring a single goal in the process.

Andoni Iraola will face a big challenge in an attempt to get used to life without three of his standard back-line members. Milos Kerkez went to Liverpool, Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid, while Illia Zabarnyi has just completed a move to PSG.

Liverpool looked very strong in attack in the preseason with 12 goals scored in the last four games, including a 2-2 draw to Crystal Palace five days ago in the Community Shield.

The Reds also won 14, drew 4, and lost just 1 of 19 league games at home last season with the goal difference of 42-16 along the way.

The main bet is Liverpool to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap at the odds of 1.80. We will alternatively back Hugo Ekitike to score anytime at the 1.90 odds.

The Frenchman needed only 4 minutes to score on his debut for the Reds last weekend in the Community Shield.

Steffen Schmidt- August 14, 2025

Liverpool vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Liverpool to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

1.85 Odds

Hugo Ekitike to score anytime

OK

1.91 Odds

Correct Score: Liverpool 3-0

OK

10.00 Odds