Liverpool begin their Premier League title defence by hosting Bournemouth on Friday night, and the Reds are expected to hit the ground running.
Arne Slot’s side only lost once at Anfield in the top flight last term, winning 14 times in front of their own fans, with 42 goals scored.
They netted all of their goals in the first half when beating the Cherries 3-0 here in September, and betting on the Reds at 20/23 to lead at the interval and full-time again is our opening Liverpool vs Bournemouth prediction.
Betting Odds
Liverpool v Bournemouth Betting Odds – Premier League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Liverpool | 2/7 | 77.8% |
Bournemouth | 15/2 | 11.8% |
Draw | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Liverpool are the betting favourites at odds of 2/7 to win going into the 2025/26 Premier League season opener.
Bournemouth are underdogs for this game, with odds of 15/2 on them winning this one. Meanwhile, the draw is a 9/2 chance.
Liverpool v Bournemouth Result – PL 25/26
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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How to Watch
How to Watch Liverpool vs Bournemouth
This match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and kicks off at 8 pm BST.
Form Guide
Liverpool vs Bournemouth Form Guide
The Reds opted to build on last season’s league success during the summer, spending big to bring in Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.
All four are exciting additions, but such an overhaul does bring fresh challenges, especially following the tragic death of Diogo Jota and the departures of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, and Jarell Quansah.
Liverpool looked like they needed a little more time to adapt when twice losing the lead in a 2-2 Community Shield draw with Crystal Palace, before missing out on penalties.
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There were similar defensive frailties in a 3-2 friendly win over Athletic Bilbao, so a BOYLE Sports price boost of 6/4 (from 11/8) for a home win and both teams to score is tempting from the Liverpool vs Bournemouth odds .
Bournemouth will have been delighted with ninth place last term. Still, there were a couple of significant departures in the off-season, with full-back Kerkez moving to Anfield and fellow defender Dean Huijsen joining Real Madrid for £50million.
The Cherries did sign goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from Chelsea for £25m and Rennes left-back Adrien Truffert for £14.3m, but the feeling is that manager Andoni Iraola will be relying on doing well going forward.
Evanilson showed plenty of promise up front last season, and there is plenty of creative talent just in behind him, including Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert.
Only Liverpool and Brighton scored more away goals than Bournemouth last term, which backs up our view that they could hit the target in this contest.
Head-to-Head
Liverpool vs Bournemouth Head-to-Head Record
Admittedly, that wasn’t the case in 3-0 and 2-0 wins for Liverpool last season, and Reds fans will also have fond memories of an incredible 9-0 thrashing of the Cherries in August 2022.
In fact, the Reds have prevailed in six straight Anfield meetings, but Semenyo did grab a consolation strike in August 2023.
At the other end, Mohamed Salah has predictably enjoyed himself in this fixture, netting 11 times in as many league encounters with Bournemouth, despite actually drawing a blank in that 9-0 riot.
Score Prediction
Salah will be keen to make up for a below-par display in the Community Shield and can help fire the Reds to a 3-1 triumph, which is priced at 9/1.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth
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