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Liverpool

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Liverpool, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-3 Champions League triumph versus AC Milan.

In that game, Liverpool managed 51% possession and 23 shots on goal with 11 of them on target. For Liverpool, the scorers were Ibrahima Konaté (23'), Virgil van Dijk (41') and Dominik Szoboszlai (67'). AC Milan had 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Christian Pulišić (3') scored for AC Milan.

Their most recent results show that quality has been evident in the Liverpool defence. Liverpool have been stingy, seeing the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their last six matches standing at 2. Such a trend might not be sustained into this game, of course.

Going into this contest, Liverpool haven't lost in the league to Bournemouth in their last 2 matches.

Bournemouth

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Chelsea in Premier League competition, Bournemouth will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Bournemouth had 33% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Chelsea had 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Christopher Nkunku (86') was the scorer for Chelsea.

The stats don’t lie, and Bournemouth have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 8 goals overall. In defence, Bournemouth could really do with shoring things up.

Ahead of this meeting, Bournemouth are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 07/03/2020 shows us that Liverpool have won 5 of them & Bournemouth 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 0.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 24 in all which averages out at 4 goals per match.

The last league game featuring the two was Premier League match day 21 on 21/01/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool.

In that game, Bournemouth managed 39% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 1 on target.

On the other side, Liverpool had 14 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Darwin Núñez (49', 93') and Diogo Jota (70', 79') scored.

The referee was Andrew Madley.

📰 Team News: Liverpool

It looks as if The Reds will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system this time, handing starts to Caoimhin Kelleher, T. Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota.

🗞️ Team News: Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Tyler Adams (Back injury) and Enes Ünal (Broken toe) will not be playing here.

It’s our belief that The Cherries could decide to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Kepa Arrizabalaga, Julian Araujo, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook, Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson.

⚡ Prediction

Our feeling is that Bournemouth have enough to breach the defence of this Liverpool lineup, but it might not be as many as they’ll concede.

We think that it’s going to be a very close game with a 2-1 winning score for Liverpool at full-time. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 13:01 21/09/2024