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Premier League · Matchweek 5

AFC Bournemouth

AFC

Liverpool

LIV

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Bournemouth41%
Draw26%
Liverpool33%

Expected goals

1.58 – 1.39

Over 2.5

56%

Both to score

61%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1111.5%
  • 218.8%
  • 108.5%
  • 127.7%
  • 017.4%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

53%Possession60%
41%Territory50%
30%From set plays16%
0.10Chance quality0.10
5.2%Directness5.4%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Bournemouth, 3 for Liverpool. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 26 of 40 matches, not the full season.