Bournemouth vs Liverpool — Premier League 26/27
Bournemouth: 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
Liverpool: 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 17, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Premier League page.
Standings & Form · Premier League 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Liverpool's away record is the more convincing of the two, with 2.0 points per away game versus 1.0 per home game for Bournemouth, though both sides have drawn three of their four matches. The table gap flatters Liverpool slightly: they sit 8th with 6 points against Bournemouth's 15th with 3, but neither team has won at home this season. This is a thin four-match sample, so the standings are a weak signal rather than a settled picture.
Bournemouth
LiverpoolScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Bournemouth's home attack is the sharper of the two, scoring 1.5 goals per home match against 2.0 per away match for Liverpool, though Liverpool's away figure is the higher raw number. Bournemouth's recent home scoring is far more prolific at 4.4 goals per match, but that sample includes matches outside this competition. Liverpool's 2.0 away goals per match is a modest but solid return from a small sample.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Liverpool's away defence is the tighter of the two, conceding 1.0 goals per away match versus 1.5 per home match for Bournemouth, and they have kept a clean sheet in half their away matches. Bournemouth have not kept a clean sheet at home this season and concede heavily late, with 57% of their goals against coming after the 75th minute. The visitors look the more solid side defensively.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Bournemouth are most dangerous just before half-time, with 50% of their goals coming between the 31st and 45th minute, while Liverpool's scoring is spread across three bands with no single peak. Bournemouth are also most vulnerable after the 75th minute, conceding 57% of their goals there, which matches Liverpool's habit of scoring late. The final quarter is where Liverpool's edge is most likely to show.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Bournemouth's matches have been the higher-scoring of the two, with 75% of their games going over 2.5 goals against 50% for Liverpool, though both sides sit at 50% over 3.5 goals. Bournemouth have scored in every match this season, while Liverpool have failed to score in 25% of theirs. The home side's goal environment is the more open one, but Liverpool's away matches have also trended toward goals recently.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Draw seems to be a common result for Bournemouth lately. They have drawn 3 out of their last 3 Premier League matches.
Chances are good to see a goal from Bournemouth within the first half. They have averaged 1.2 goals before halftime in the Premier League this season.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Bournemouth conceded on average 1.6 goals per match while Liverpool conceded on average 0.6 goals per match.
Liverpool shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches.
In their last 5 matches, Bournemouth have received an average of 3 cards per match, while Liverpool have averaged 2.2 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Bournemouth have received an average of 1 card in the first half per match, while Liverpool have averaged 0.8 cards.
In their last 3 Premier League matches, Bournemouth have been awarded an average of 5 corners per match, while Liverpool have averaged 3.6 corners.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Bournemouth scored 5 goals (average 1.6) while Liverpool scored 4 (average 1.3).
Bournemouth scored at least one goal per match in the Premier League this season.
Standings & Form · Premier League 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Liverpool's away record is the more convincing of the two, with 2.0 points per away game versus 1.0 per home game for Bournemouth, though both sides have drawn three of their four matches. The table gap flatters Liverpool slightly: they sit 8th with 6 points against Bournemouth's 15th with 3, but neither team has won at home this season. This is a thin four-match sample, so the standings are a weak signal rather than a settled picture.
BournemouthLiverpoolHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Liverpool have dominated this fixture, winning 8 of the last 10 meetings with Bournemouth winning 2 and no draws, and they have also won 3 of the 5 meetings at this ground. The average of 4.0 total goals per meeting points to an open game, and Bournemouth won the most recent encounter 3-2 at home. History clearly favours Liverpool, but the venue record is more balanced than the overall tally.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Bournemouth's home attack is the sharper of the two, scoring 1.5 goals per home match against 2.0 per away match for Liverpool, though Liverpool's away figure is the higher raw number. Bournemouth's recent home scoring is far more prolific at 4.4 goals per match, but that sample includes matches outside this competition. Liverpool's 2.0 away goals per match is a modest but solid return from a small sample.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Liverpool's away defence is the tighter of the two, conceding 1.0 goals per away match versus 1.5 per home match for Bournemouth, and they have kept a clean sheet in half their away matches. Bournemouth have not kept a clean sheet at home this season and concede heavily late, with 57% of their goals against coming after the 75th minute. The visitors look the more solid side defensively.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Bournemouth are most dangerous just before half-time, with 50% of their goals coming between the 31st and 45th minute, while Liverpool's scoring is spread across three bands with no single peak. Bournemouth are also most vulnerable after the 75th minute, conceding 57% of their goals there, which matches Liverpool's habit of scoring late. The final quarter is where Liverpool's edge is most likely to show.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Bournemouth's matches have been the higher-scoring of the two, with 75% of their games going over 2.5 goals against 50% for Liverpool, though both sides sit at 50% over 3.5 goals. Bournemouth have scored in every match this season, while Liverpool have failed to score in 25% of theirs. The home side's goal environment is the more open one, but Liverpool's away matches have also trended toward goals recently.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Draw seems to be a common result for Bournemouth lately. They have drawn 3 out of their last 3 Premier League matches.
Chances are good to see a goal from Bournemouth within the first half. They have averaged 1.2 goals before halftime in the Premier League this season.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Bournemouth conceded on average 1.6 goals per match while Liverpool conceded on average 0.6 goals per match.
Liverpool shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches.
In their last 5 matches, Bournemouth have received an average of 3 cards per match, while Liverpool have averaged 2.2 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Bournemouth have received an average of 1 card in the first half per match, while Liverpool have averaged 0.8 cards.
In their last 3 Premier League matches, Bournemouth have been awarded an average of 5 corners per match, while Liverpool have averaged 3.6 corners.
In the last 3 matches of the Premier League, Bournemouth scored 5 goals (average 1.6) while Liverpool scored 4 (average 1.3).
Bournemouth scored at least one goal per match in the Premier League this season.
About The Match
Bournemouth host Liverpool with the visitors holding a clear edge on the early-season numbers and the market, but the home side's recent scoring form keeps this from being a one-sided read. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last seven matches and have taken 6 points from their last six league games versus 3 for Bournemouth, while the market prices them at 44% to win outright. Bournemouth have scored in every match this season and are unbeaten in their last five at home, with 80% of their recent matches going over 2.5 goals. The key uncertainty is whether Bournemouth's second-half vulnerability, conceding 57% of their goals after the 75th minute, allows Liverpool's late scoring habit to decide the match.