What a tough first half for Liverpool as they were finding it difficult to find the back of the net. Bournemouth is not giving Liverpool the chance for them to take control of the game. The host missed some good opportunities due to the good defense that Liverpool has. The problem with Liverpool is that their player Sallah is not around and this is really affecting Liverpool's performance. Arnold is not also in the game, but I think that Liverpool should be capable of winning without these two players if really they are strong and want to win the trophy this season. Bournemouth can be dangerous in the second half because they can surprise Liverpool and win the match.
Without the presence of Salah and Alexander Arnold who are currently injured, Liverpool had a little difficulty developing their game. But I think, their performance was still better than Bournemouth in the first half, where they won possession of the ball by 60% and they also had 2 good chances which could have been goals. I guess that in the second half, the match will be more intense.
I am not surprised to see Liverpool's performance against Bournemouth because the two clubs are not in the same category in terms of club position and rating and even in past history, Liverpool ranks higher than Bournemouth, and for that, no matter what the condition is with Liverpool with many of the players either on another leagues or injury, it will still be impossible for Bournemouth to be able to withstand them in any game and that is something that we have to acknowledge in this current results so as not to be surprise to see the result or trying to categorize them and basing the wining on luck which is not so in this condition.
When I wanted to place a bet on the game, I chose Liverpool for straight winning and for sure that is cool with me since I know they're going to win regardless.
Anyone will still side with Liverpool over Bournemouth, whereas in terms of the skill of the players these two teams have, it is clear that Liverpool is far superior even though they appear without Mohamed Salah.
There is no harm in betting on Liverpool because Bournemouth do not have consistency in their performances while Liverpool have much greater consistency and a win with a narrow score could happen.