{"id":5745,"date":"2025-07-21T14:37:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/?p=5745"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:54:05","slug":"liverpool-vs-bournemouth-afc-aug-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/liverpool-vs-bournemouth-afc-aug-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League: Liverpool vs. Bournemouth AFC: Champions Look To Continue Winning (Aug 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool host Bournemouth AFC in the first game of the Premier League season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season\u2019s champions will be hoping to start the season in winning fashion, whilst the underdog Cherries will be hoping to pull of an opening day upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Match Result<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liverpool<\/td><td>1\/3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bournemouth AFC<\/td><td>7\/1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>9\/2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bournemouth Winless in Last Five vs. Liverpool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><br><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Liverpool<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bournemouth<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Draw<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games&nbsp;<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goals<\/td><td>67<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>11<\/td><td><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool have traditionally dominated Bournemouth, beating the Cherries 17 times in a run that includes a 9-0 win in 2022. While we wait for the start of the season be sure to check promos like <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingthelines.com\/opinion\/1xbet-promo-winning-secrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1xBet PH<\/a> offers when your placing your bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bournemouth\u2019s last victory over the Reds came in March of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the pairs last meeting, Mohamed Salah scored twice in a comprehensive win for the Merseyside team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liverpool vs. Bournemouth Key Stats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bournemouth have only scored two goals against Liverpool in their last five meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> have scored a total of nine goals against Bournemouth in their last three fixtures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite having won the title, Liverpool lost two of their last four Premier League games last season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-5748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liverpool Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New signings Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong look set to make their Premier League debut for the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goalkeeper Alisson has returned to full fitness despite going through pre-season with a concussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf8\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EbDic5nbEZ\">pic.twitter.com\/EbDic5nbEZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/1946946304065573294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alisson (GK), Jeremie Frimpong, Virgin Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Andrew Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Bournemouth AFC\" class=\"wp-image-5749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bournemouth-AFC-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bournemouth Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This game will come too soon for Enes Unal, who continues to recover from an ACL injury that occurred at the start of last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Christie is also likely to miss out with a groin injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New signing Djordje Petrovic will likely make his debut between the sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new kit \ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zP7uIneZck\">pic.twitter.com\/zP7uIneZck<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AFC Bournemouth \ud83c\udf52 (@afcbournemouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afcbournemouth\/status\/1946854844238614928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Djordje Petrovic (GK), Julian Araujo, Marcos Senesi, Illia Zabarnyi, Julio Soler, Lewis Cook, Tyler Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Evanilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liverpool vs. Bournemouth AFC Picks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool have dominated Bournemouth in recent meetings and it\u2019s hard to see anything change this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reds have scored at least two goals in their last three games with the Cherries and with Arne Slot\u2019s side adding more firepower, there could be goals again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s explosive attack combined with a Bournemouth defence that has been chopped and changed over the summer, means the Champions should ease to an opening day victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other match ups include, over three goals for Liverpool, Darwin Nunez, who has scored in his two of his last three against Bournemouth, to score and Mohamed Salah to have at least two shots on target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool host Bournemouth AFC in the first game of the Premier League season. Last season\u2019s champions will be hoping to start the season in winning fashion, whilst the underdog Cherries will be hoping to pull of an opening day upset. Odds Match Result Odds Liverpool 1\/3 Bournemouth AFC 7\/1 Draw 9\/2 Bournemouth Winless in Last&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"Soccer"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-vs-Bournemouth-AFC-1024x536.jpg",1024,536,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"football","author_link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/author\/football\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Soccer","slug":"soccer","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":504,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":504,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Soccer","category_nicename":"soccer","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5745"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5758,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5745\/revisions\/5758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}