Match preview: 21 points stand between the participants so far this season, Liverpool on top. Can AFC Bournemouth upset the odds?
- AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals (51) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
Both squads have had enough days rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an in-your-face game!
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for AFC Bournemouth at their home stadium (Vitality Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
AFC Bournemouth lost their last game at Arsenal (placed 1st) after a 2-3 scoreline. A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Arsenal) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-3. AFC Bournemouth's goalkeeper Neto was extremely busy against Arsenal, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Billing got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, the max score being 10. Billing scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Manchester City (1-4).Bournemouth have conceded 16 in these home matches. When AFC Bournemouth hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like West Ham United, Southampton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Everton and Nottingham Forest), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Liverpool form and stats
There's been little loot from Liverpool's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Liverpool only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker is eager to challenge this, with his 469 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Firmino, Núñez (2), Salah (2) and Gakpo (2) scored in Liverpool's previous match, the home game against Manchester United that ended 7-0. As mentioned above, Liverpool was the only team on the pitch versus Manchester United in their previous game, winning 7-0. This could be a tougher task. Salah, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 10.0. Salah scored two goals, signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers.Stats flash: 8 of the last 10 league fixtures featuring this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Liverpool have another fixture away in just four nights, a Champions League match versus Real Madrid. A difficult itinerary for the visiting team!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Liverpool have scored 13 goals in 12 league games away. Liverpool have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 7 latest games involving these opponents have all finished as Liverpool victories. More of the same or streak broken?The latest H2H meeting ended Liverpool - AFC Bournemouth 9-0, earlier this season. Salah loves to face Bournemouth and have scored 8 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 11 goals |  R. Firmino 8 goals |  D. Núñez Ribeiro 8 goals |
AFC Bournemouth missing players
Liverpool missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 47 |
| 51 | 16 | 11 | Conceded | C | 1 | 19 | 28 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 88% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 76% |
| 48% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 32% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 24% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 40% | 42% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 48% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 40% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 42% | 24% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 7.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 14.2 | 16.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 30% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 32% |
| 16.7 | 15.1 | 18.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.5 | 9.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.1 |
- AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals (51) in Premier League
- AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
- AFC Bournemouth have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Premier League
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 41 | 58 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | Fulham | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 38 |
| 9 | Brentford | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 26 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 19 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 21 |
| 20 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -27 | 21 |
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