There is an exciting Saturday Premier League fixture between defending champions Liverpool and Bournemouth. Despite their recent struggles, Liverpool remains in the top four in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Bournemouth is massively struggling this season, currently sitting in 15th place.
Liverpool is a -110 favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook for this one, with a draw available at +290. Bournemouth are +275 to pull off the home upset and take all three points. This is my prediction and pick for the Premier League tie between Liverpool and Bournemouth.
Bournemouth vs. Liverpool Prediction
Liverpool Preview
It has been a wild season for Liverpool so far. It started with a run of dramatic last-minute winners. Then those winners stopped coming, and Liverpool went through one of its worst stretches in modern history. Arne Slot and his team have since steadied the ship, going 13 games unbeaten across all competitions, the most of any team across Europe’s big five leagues. However, there have still been too many draws and poor performances mixed into that unbeaten run. In fact, Liverpool have drawn four straight games in the Premier League. The Reds have been great in the Champions League, but they need to start stacking wins in the Premier League to ensure that they finish in the Champions League places.
Bournemouth Preview
Bournemouth have struggled for most of this season after a great 2024-25 campaign. Last season, Andoni Iraola’s squad finished in ninth place in the Premier League, the best in the club’s history. However, as often happens to clubs like Bournemouth, some of their top players from that team were poached. Last summer, Real Madrid bought CB Dean Huijsen, Arsenal nabbed GK Kepa Arrizabalaga and Liverpool purchased LB Milos Kerkez. Then, just a couple of weeks ago, Manchester City bought superstar Antoine Semenyo in the January window. Semenyo was helping keep Bournemouth afloat, and things could get even worse for the Cherries with Semenyo off to Manchester.
Bournemouth vs. Liverpool Pick
My best bet for this match is on the Liverpool moneyline. Liverpool has found some stability, and they are coming off a great performance against Marseille in the Champions League. It seems as if Liverpool have found consistency with Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike up top, and now they have Mo Salah back from Egypt to complete that front three. Liverpool have also been more solid at the back, including former Bournemouth fullback Milos Kerkez, who has been much improved in recent weeks. Bournemouth have won just one of their past 14 matches in all competitions. This could be the chance for Liverpool to start a winning run in the league and get some separation from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea.
