Bournemouth sit 15th on 3 points from 4 games — three draws and one defeat, no win yet. They have scored 6 and let in 7. Liverpool are on 6 points from 4 games, unbeaten, with 6 scored and 4 let in. The league table makes this look closer than the wider picture does.
Across all competitions Liverpool have won three of their last five — 3–1 against Tottenham in the cup on Tuesday, 2–1 against Atlético Madrid in Europe, and 2–0 at Ipswich. Their two dropped results were a 2–2 at home to Nottingham Forest and a goalless home draw with Fulham. Bournemouth have one win in five, and it came 4–0 against lower-league Lincoln in the cup.
The calendar matters. Bournemouth are in San Sebastián on Thursday for the first European fixture in the club's history, then fly home to kick off at 15:00 local on Sunday. Liverpool played their cup tie on Tuesday and have five clear days with no travel. Marco Rose is in his first season at Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola in his first at Liverpool.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | BTTS | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2026 | Bournemouth | 3–2 | Liverpool | Yes | 5 |
| 01 Feb 2025 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Liverpool | No | 2 |
| 21 Jan 2024 | Bournemouth | 0–4 | Liverpool | No | 4 |
| 01 Nov 2023 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Liverpool | Yes | 3 |
| 11 Mar 2023 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | No | 1 |
| Market | Outcome | Verdict | Odds | My Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth total goals | Under 1.5 | Best Bet | 1.74 | 70% |
| Both teams to score | No | Good Bet | 2.75 | 45% |
| Total goals (whole line) | Under 3 | Good Bet | 2.15 | 54% |
| Total goals | Under 4.5 | Good Bet | 1.29 | 84% |
| Total goals | Under 3.5 | Good Bet | 1.70 | 64% |
| Total goals (whole line) | Under 2 | Good Bet | 4.70 | 28% |
| Total goals | Under 2.5 | Good Bet | 2.65 | 43% |
| Draw no bet | Liverpool | Good Bet | 1.65 | 64% |
| Match result | Liverpool win | Good Bet | 2.22 | 48% |
| Double chance | Draw or Liverpool | Good Bet | 1.39 | 73% |
| Liverpool total goals | Over 1.5 | Speculative | 1.77 | 59% |
| Goal range | 0–1 goals | Speculative | 5.60 | 22% |
| Total goals | Under 1.5 | Speculative | 5.75 | 22% |
| Goal range | 2–3 goals | Speculative | 2.15 | 46% |
| Bournemouth total goals | Under 0.5 | Speculative | 4.10 | 28% |
| Liverpool clean sheet | Yes | Speculative | 4.00 | 28% |
| Liverpool win to nil | Yes | Speculative | 5.00 | 24% |
| Liverpool total goals | Over 0.5 | Solid Pick | 1.16 | 81% |
| Bournemouth clean sheet | No | Solid Pick | 1.15 | 81% |
| Double chance | Bournemouth or Liverpool | Solid Pick | 1.28 | 75% |
| Asian handicap | Bournemouth +1.5 | Solid Pick | 1.25 | 74% |
| Total goals | Over 0.5 | Solid Pick | 1.01 | 94% |
| Match result | Draw | No edge | 3.85 | 25% |
| Asian handicap | Liverpool −1.5 | No edge | 3.70 | 26% |
| Bournemouth clean sheet | Yes | No edge | 5.00 | 19% |
| Bournemouth total goals | Over 1.5 | Avoid | 2.10 | 30% |
| Bournemouth to score in both halves | Yes | Avoid | 3.10 | 18% |
| Both teams to score | Yes | Avoid | 1.46 | 55% |
| Total goals | Over 4.5 | Avoid | 3.50 | 16% |
| Total goals (whole line) | Over 3 | Avoid | 1.70 | 46% |
| Liverpool to score in both halves | Yes | Avoid | 2.55 | 26% |
| Total goals | Over 3.5 | Avoid | 2.10 | 36% |
| Total goals (whole line) | Over 2 | Avoid | 1.18 | 72% |
| Goal range | 4–6 goals | Avoid | 2.35 | 30% |
| Total goals | Over 2.5 | Avoid | 1.46 | 57% |
| Double chance | Bournemouth or Draw | Avoid | 1.65 | 52% |
| Liverpool total goals | Under 1.5 | Avoid | 2.05 | 41% |
| Total goals | Over 1.5 | Avoid | 1.13 | 78% |
| Bournemouth total goals | Over 0.5 | Avoid | 1.24 | 72% |
| Liverpool win to nil | No | Avoid | 1.18 | 76% |
| Match result | Bournemouth win | Avoid | 3.04 | 27% |
| Liverpool clean sheet | No | Avoid | 1.22 | 72% |
| Asian handicap | Bournemouth +0.5 | Avoid | 1.67 | 52% |
Bournemouth total goals. This is where the head-to-head speaks loudest. Across the last five meetings at this ground Bournemouth have scored 1.1 goals a game. They were held to one or fewer in four of the five and shut out completely in two. Their league scoring at home this season is 1 and 2. Kroupi and Adli are both out, and the side plays in Spain on Thursday before a Sunday afternoon kick-off. Everything points to a single-goal afternoon for the hosts.
Both teams to score. The price says 65%. The venue-matched record says 42% — only two of the last five meetings here produced goals at both ends. Liverpool have also kept two clean sheets in four league games this season. Cutting against it: both teams have scored in all four of Bournemouth's league games this season. That contradiction is real and it is the reason this sits at Good Bet rather than higher.
Total goals. The price is built for roughly three and a quarter goals. Our expected total is 2.9. The head-to-head at this ground averages 3.1 a game, which sits between the two and is why the Unders are Good Bets rather than the standout call. The whole line at Under 3 is the sharpest way in: exactly three goals is the single most likely total here, and on the whole line that returns your stake rather than losing it.
Liverpool total goals. A striking pattern: Liverpool have scored exactly two goals in each of their last five away league games, and they average 2.1 a game in the last five visits to this ground. That is why Liverpool Over 1.5 carries a small edge even while the match total leans under — the goals in this fixture have historically come from the visitors, not from both ends.
Match result. Liverpool have won three of the last five at this ground and come in unbeaten with three wins in five across all competitions, against a Bournemouth side still chasing a first league win and facing a three-day turnaround with travel. That is worth a few points on the away side. It is a modest edge, not a big one — Bournemouth won the most recent meeting here 3–2 and are unbeaten at home this season.
Clean sheet and win-to-nil markets. Liverpool shutting Bournemouth out is a live outcome — it has happened twice in the last five here. But in a league game this evenly priced, shutout markets are the least reliable thing on the card, so these are trimmed and sit at Speculative rather than in the main tips.
The draw. Bournemouth have drawn three of four, Liverpool have drawn three of four, and the price at 3.85 already reflects it. Our 25% matches the market almost exactly. Nothing to take here either way.
Bournemouth have scored 1.1 goals a game in the last five meetings at this ground, were held to one or fewer in four of them, and blanked in two. Kroupi and Adli are both out. They also play in San Sebastián on Thursday and kick off here at 14:00 WAT on Sunday. We make this 71% against a price that needs it landing about 55% of the time.
Only two of the last five meetings at this ground had goals at both ends. Liverpool have two clean sheets from four league games. We make this 45% against a price implying about 35%. The honest caveat is that both teams have scored in all four of Bournemouth's league games this season, so this is the pick with the loudest argument against it.
Our expected total is 2.9 goals against a price built for about 3.25. On the whole line, exactly three goals returns your stake instead of losing it, and three is the single most likely total in this game. We make Under 3 a 55% shot against a price implying 44%.
The safer expression of the same view, and the one with no push. Three of the last five meetings at this ground finished with three goals or fewer. We make this 64% against a price implying 55%.
Liverpool have won three of the last five at this ground and arrive unbeaten with three wins in their last five across all competitions. Bournemouth are still without a league win and have a Thursday night in Spain in between. Your stake comes back if it finishes level. We make this 64% against a price implying 58%.
Our assessment puts Liverpool scoring at 81% — a high-confidence call. They have found the net in four of the last five visits here and scored exactly twice in each of their last five away league games. The price is correct, so there is no edge to take, but this is a reliable leg for an accumulator.
Bournemouth stay in this unless they lose by two or more. We assess that at 74%, which is exactly where the price sits — fairly valued, no edge, but steady. Worth knowing before you use it: Liverpool have won by two or more here twice in the last five, so this is the less bulletproof of the two Solid Picks.
The big-price version of the Best Bet. Bournemouth have been shut out in two of the last five meetings here. We make it 28% against a price implying 23%.
Speculative because shutout markets in an evenly matched league game are the least reliable bets on the card, and Bournemouth have scored in every league game this season. Same bet as Liverpool clean sheet at 4.00 — take the bigger price.
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Medium overall. The venue-matched head-to-head is the strongest input on this card and it lines up cleanly on one point: Bournemouth do not score many against Liverpool at this ground — 1.1 a game across five meetings, one goal or fewer in four of them. That is what carries the Best Bet. The total-goals picture is less clean. Our expected total is 2.9 while the same five meetings average 3.1 and Liverpool's away games this season have averaged 4.0 goals, so the Unders are Good Bets rather than the headline call. The league form sample is only four games per side, and no referee is attached.