Liverpool matched our expectations with a terrific campaign so far on the English Premier League. The team is a big threat to take the title this year, especially because they are not playing any European competition, which should be even more important in the last months of the season.
With Manchester City and Chelsea also playing this weekend, this is a very important game for Liverpool. If the Reds leave Bournemouth with the three points and the game between the Citizens and the Blues ends with a draw, Liverpool is the new Premier League leader.
Stay with us and find out the best bets to approach this game.
Bournemouth is not going through a great moment but they are still a very difficult team to beat on their own turf. After a victory against Everton and a draw to nil with Tottenham, Bournemouth is looking for another positive result against a big team. However, Liverpool is a scoring machine and after failing to score on their last game away against Southampton, the Reds should present a very high intensity. Therefore, approaching this game with a defensive strategy is not a good option for Bournemouth due to Liverpool’s outstanding attack.
Firmino and Sturridge are still in doubt for this game due to some minor injuries but it’s expectable to see them on the pitch this Sunday. Lallana should also recover for this game against Bournemouth, which is great news for Jurgen Klopp.
The opening odds on Liverpool were extremely low, probably due to their head to head with Liverpool winning all the previous three trips to Bournemouth. However, the price on the Reds increased in the last hours and is now possible to find them around 1.75 across the green listed bookmakers, with the expectation of a drift to 1.80 until the kickoff. At the current price is possible to find some value to play Liverpool’s straight win this weekend.
The Over 2.5 goals is too low for us to play it since the bookmakers are expecting Bournemouth to score at least one goal on this game. Therefore, the Both Teams to Score – Yes is also far from a valuable bet with the current odd at 1.65, a price that will make us stay away from this market.
As we said before, the money line is now at a very interesting price for Liverpool to win. However, the true value is on their first half bets since we expect a strong entry from the Reds. Liverpool’s -0.25 Asian Handicap for the 1st half is at 1.88 Pinnacle, a bet that will make us pull the trigger. Besides this, Coral also offers a very interesting market, Liverpool/Liverpool in the HT/FT market at 2.80.
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