- Both teams have a Premier League 2026/2027 record from two matches, Bournemouth with two draws at home and Liverpool with one win and one draw away.
Rose’s Reds will not be easy to catch
Liverpool arrive at the Vitality Stadium as the marginal favourites, despite Bournemouth's recent head-to-head advantage, and that's because the Reds hold the edge in the table.
The Cherries sit 15th in the Premier League 2026/2027 after picking up just three points from their first four matches and they will need a pick-me-up this Sunday when they take on the Merseyside giants.
Bournemouth's latest result was a 4-0 EFL Cup win over Lincoln City, which was followed by a 2-2 draw with Brentford in the Premier League, so their attacking players are sharp but they're conceding too many as well.
Liverpool have two wins and three draws in their last five games, most recently a 2-1 UEFA Champions League win over Atletico Madrid and a 0-0 stalemate with Fulham in the league. The Reds haven't been that convincing lately, but they haven't lost and they haven't been losing games.
A question of who controls the turnovers
Both Bournemouth and Liverpool are playing fast, aggressive football in this early part of the season and this could be a pressing match, with the team that handles the turnovers better set to make the most headway.
Marco Rose's Cherries are very intense and direct, as they will try to press high up the pitch, push the ball forward quickly and recover it through hard work and aggression. Alexander Isak has scored three Premier League 2026/2027 goals for Liverpool so far, more than any other player, but Cody Gakpo has been the main provider with three assists.
Andoni Iraola has a similar system at Liverpool, but a bit more positional discipline and more variation to their build-up play. Isak has also been on the scoresheet three times in all current competitions. Instead, it has been Gakpo who has supplied Liverpool's front line, chipping in with three assists in four appearances in all comps.
Liverpool have the edge
Both clubs have drawn three of their last five in all leagues, so we'll be looking to the head-to-head record for more information. Bournemouth have split their last two matches against Liverpool, but the last meeting at the Vitality saw Bournemouth take the points.
Liverpool are unbeaten away from home in the Premier League 2026/2027 with one win and a draw from their two away matches, while Bournemouth are also unbeaten at home in the top flight with two draws from two.
Bournemouth's unbeaten home start is better than Liverpool's, but the visitors are a bit more convincing and could nick this. Liverpool are 28/25 favourites to beat a Bournemouth side that are 2/1 to do so, and the draw is 11/4.
Over 2.5 goals at 9/20 looks a good fit for this encounter, which should be a high-tempo affair, while both teams to score at 2/5 looks good given the respective stats.
