Liverpool vs Bournemouth – Betting Preview

While it may feel like a million miles away right now, we are edging closer and closer to the start of the new Premier League campaign. There’s a lot of excitement in the air when it comes to fan expectation and although there’s no guarantee that it’ll be an all-time classic, it certainly seems to be shaping up to be a better season than it was in 2024/25.

There are so many great storylines to be told, whether it be the return of clubs like Leeds and Sunderland or a title race that could include as many as four or five clubs – and yes, we’re being serious about that. Today, though, we’re going to take a look at the game that will kickstart the proceedings, as reigning champions Liverpool prepare to go head to head with Bournemouth.

For the Reds, it’s been a strange few months. While they did win the title, they also failed to excel in any of the other competitions they took part in. Plus, they’ll be coming into the season with an incredibly heavy heart in the wake of Diogo Jota’s death, which is likely to motivate them even further to do him proud and put on a performance for the ages.

As for Bournemouth, their ninth-place finish in the league indicates what kind of operation they’ve been running. They are smart, they are focused, and they know how to make shrewd moves in the transfer market. The Cherries look set to kick on to even bigger and better things, and you just know that they’ll be hungry to play the role of spoiler at Anfield.

Whether or not they can do it, of course, is a different story altogether. Liverpool have already dramatically improved their squad in the summer window, and although Arsenal and Manchester City look as strong as ever, Arne Slot now knows what it takes to win the Premier League – and he’ll have all the confidence in the world heading into August.

So, whether you’re looking for youbet.com/states/illinois/ or you just want to know a bit more about the game, we’re here to break down what we believe is going to happen when the whistle blows on August 15th.

While it may be a bit of a rogue thing to assume, we do believe Bournemouth are going to come out and control the ball really well in the first 10-15 minutes of the game. In fact, we’re going to take things a step further and suggest that they’ll even take the lead, which will finally wake the hosts up and make them realise what’s at stake on the opening night.

They’ll start to build back into the game and eventually take full control, narrowly avoiding some nice counter-attacking play from the visitors. As has been the case so many times over the last twelve months, we anticipate that once they’ve secured the equaliser, the floodgates will open.

So, when it comes to an official prediction, we’re going to say that Liverpool take home a 3-1 win – but the scoreline alone won’t tell the full story.

Official prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth