Premier League prediction: Liverpool should edge out AFC Bournemouth on their own turf

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

It's the second opportunity for points this campaign as Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth battle it out at Anfield.

Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Liverpool form and stats

The season before, Liverpool's league stats were 19 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses, results that produced 5th place in the Premier League. In these 38 matches they scored {75 goals} and let in 47. Performing as the home side in the previous season Liverpool delivered 13-5-1 (win-draw-lost) with {46 goals} and 17 conceded.

The home team returns to Anfield after drawing with Chelsea (placed 9th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Díaz, having found the net in three games in a row. van Dijk, defender, was given a rating of 7.42/10 in that game, top of the team. Dijk won 3 of 3 duels.

Before that, Liverpool played out a draw 4-4 when visiting Southampton.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

Let's have a look at how AFC Bournemouth performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 6 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded {71 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 2 and lost 12 with 17/43 goals scored/conceded.

There were no winners in Bournemouth's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs West Ham United (placed 12th). Billing got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Billing hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Everton wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Head 2 Head

Liverpool-AFC Bournemouth H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Liverpool seven wins, AFC Bournemouth two wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). Salah likes to meet AFC Bournemouth and have scored 8 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolL. Díaz Marulanda
L. Díaz Marulanda
1 goals
AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
1 goals

Liverpool missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Liverpool AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 10
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 16
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Liverpool Last season AFC Bournemouth
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
19 13   Won W   5 11
10 5   Drew D   2 6
9 1   Lost L   12 21
75 46   Scored S   17 37
47 17   Conceded C   43 71
89% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
74% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
61% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 47%
37% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 32%
24% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 21%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   32% 37%
37% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 21%
21% 5%   Failed to Score F T   53% 47%
 
6.2 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 3.8
3.5 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   8.2 7.1
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
16.1 17.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 9.2
5.6 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.5
35% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 28%
 
9.7 8.2   Shots against (avg) S A   17.7 16.4
4.2 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.9 5.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Fulham 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Brentford 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 West Ham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Luton Town 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
19 Burnley 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Fulham 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Brentford 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 West Ham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
16 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Luton Town 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
19 Burnley 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.