Liverpool vs. Bournemouth Predictions

• When: Friday, August 15, 9 pm CET
• Where: Anfield Road, Liverpool, England

The champions start their crown defense at Anfield, where they host Bournemouth. The Cherries had a very busy transfer window, breaking records in sales, with one of the notable transactions being the sale of Milos Kerkez to Liverpool. On the other hand, the Reds received a setback in the Community Shield, losing to Crystal Palace on penalties. They need to bounce back now and quickly.

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Liverpool

Slot was certainly unhappy with his team after the loss in the Community Shield. This was the sixth straight game since the start of the preseason in which the Reds both scored and conceded a goal, and all of them were with at least four goals.

The Reds had the lead twice in this one, but couldn’t save it. Also, Palace leveled in the late second half, when Liverpool didn’t look well at all. We need to point out that the Eagles fully deserved to score an equalizer.

This will likely prompt the champions to increase their bid for Alexander Isak, as Newcastle still denies all the offers coming from Anfield. The clock is ticking, and we could expect Liverpool to rush to close the deal by the end of the week.

Bournemouth

The Cherries have earned more than 120 million euros during the transfer window. Now, the legitimate question is whether they added worthy replacements. Goalkeeper from Chelsea, Djordje Petrovic, and the 23-year-old left back Adrien Truffert from Rennes landed at the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth is without a win for the past four matches, and in two of them, they couldn’t even score. One of the most potent Premier League teams last year has looked pale so far during the preseason.

After opening four preseason matches in which we saw three or more goals, the previous three had seen under 2.5, and two were with just one side netting.

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Liverpool and Bournemouth Possible Lineups

Liverpool: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike

Bournemouth: Neto; Smith, Mepham, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Brooks, Traore, Tavernier; Evanilson

Liverpool vs Bournemouth Head to Head

The Reds have five wins in a row against Bournemouth, and in all of them Liverpool scored two or more goals. Last year, we saw them win 3-0 at Anfield and 0-2 at the Vitality Stadium.

Liverpool vs. Bournemouth Predictions

As stated, Liverpool has to respond strongly following the failure in the Community Shield. We also need to note that Bournemouth isn’t in particularly great form, and this forces us to bet on the hosts’ strong win. Therefore, we are picking Liverpool -1.5, as the odds here are pretty solid and have value.

Our verdict: Liverpool -1.5

Liverpool versus Bournemouth Odds

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