close
The 2025-26 edition of the Premier League kicks off with its first fixture this week as Bournemouth lock horns with Arne Slot's Liverpool side in a crucial encounter at Anfield on Friday. The two teams have experienced contrasting fortunes over the past year and will want to win this game.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth Preview
Liverpool finished at the top of the Premier League standings last season and have been exceptional over the past year. The Merseyside outfit suffered a shock defeat on penalties at the hands of Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield this week and will need to bounce back in this fixture.
Bournemouth, on the other hand, finished in ninth place in the league table last season and have been inconsistent in recent months. The Cherries played out a 0-0 stalemate against Real Sociedad in their previous game and will need to take it up a notch this week.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Liverpool have a good historical record against Bournemouth and have won 19 out of the 24 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Bournemouth's three victories.
Liverpool have won 11 of their last 12 matches against Bournemouth in the Premier League, with their only defeat during this period coming by a 1-0 margin away from home in 2023.
Bournemouth have picked up only one point in their last eight matches away from home against Liverpool in the Premier League and have lost their last six such games, conceding 23 goals in the process.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their opening game of the Premier League season in their last 12 years, with their previous such defeat coming by a 3-0 margin at the hands of West Bromwich Albion in 2012.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth Prediction
Liverpool have been in excellent form in recent months and have a point to prove going into this game. Hugo Ekitike and Mohamed Salah can be lethal on their day and will look to make an impact this week.
Bournemouth can pull off an upset on their day but have a poor recent record in this fixture. Liverpool are the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth
Liverpool vs Bournemouth Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Liverpool to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Liverpool to score first - Yes
Why did you not like this content?
Cancel Submit
Was this article helpful?
like selected
avatar selected
Thank You for feedback
About the author
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,
Aditya Hosangadi
Aditya is a European and international football writer at Sportskeeda, covering previews, news, post-match articles and live blogs for 5 years. During his time here, he has had the privilege of covering a press meeting during the collaboration between his favorite club Bengaluru FC and Sevilla, where he got a chance to interact with Sevilla president Jose Castro and explore the grassroots development in his city.
Aditya started following the sport after being dazzled by Ronaldinho’s silky feet at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is a Barcelona fan and unsurprisingly, his favorite manager and players are Pep Guardiola and Andres Iniesta respectively. He admires the latter for his superhuman talent and his off-pitch demeanor, and his winning goal in Spain’s 2010 World Cup final win over the Netherlands left a lasting impact on Aditya.
The match-preview specialist believes that his ongoing five-year stint at Sportskeeda has given him the ability to identify the distinct line between emotional and fact-based articles, which separates him from other journalists. For him, fact-checking is the most integral part of his writing process and he only relies on authentic platforms for data.
Aditya is a semi-professional pianist and likes to participate in concerts and recitals when not immersed in football.
Know More
Quick Links
More from Sportskeeda
Edited by Aditya Hosangadi