The penultimate fixture of the weekend in the Premier League could be a closely fought encounter as statistics show both teams are proving difficult to beat.
The game between Bournemouth and Liverpool will take place on the 21st of January at the Vitality Stadium. The hosts begin the weekend in 12th place on 25 points while the visitors are top of the table on 45 points.
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Bournemouth come into the game having beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 in the FA Cup two weeks ago.
The Cherries found themselves 2-0 down at half time but produced a tremendous comeback to score 3 goals in the second half and book their place in the fourth round of the competition.
The win at QPR means Bournemouth are undefeated in 8 of their 9 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have won 5 of their last 6 matches, including victories over Crystal Palace, Manchester United, and Nottingham Forest away and Fulham at home, all in the Premier League.
Trends show Bournemouth are undefeated in their last 4 home Premier League clashes.
In Bournemouth's last 5 matches in all competitions, there have been over 2.5 goals scored. There have also been 13 consecutive games for Bournemouth in which they managed to score at least one goal.
Liverpool travel to the south coast on the back of a 2-1 home win over Fulham in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.
It was Fulham who opened the scoring in the 19th minute but Liverpool came back strongly in the second half to score two goals and win the match.
The victory over Fulham means Liverpool are undefeated in their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
They have won 5 of those 7 games with the additional wins coming over Newcastle United at home and Burnley away in the Premier League, West Ham at home in the League Cup, and Arsenal away in the FA Cup.
Trends show Liverpool are undefeated in their last 13 Premier League games. They are undefeated in each of their last 6 league matches on the road, winning each of their last 3 away trips.
Both teams have scored in 9 of Liverpool’s 11 most recent away Premier League fixtures.
Team news: Bournemouth are without Dango Ouattara and Antoine Semenyo who are on international duty. Marcos Senesi is suspended while Hamed Junior Traorè and Darren Randolph are both injured.
There are also doubts over the fitness of Adam Smith, Dominic Solanke, Milos Kerkez, Lloyd Kelly, and Ryan Fredericks.
Liverpool are missing Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo who are playing in the Africa Cup of Nations and Asia Cup, respectively.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kostas Tsimikas, Ben Doak, Joel Matip, and Andy Robertson are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Dominik Szoboszlai.
Liverpool are top of the table but they face a Bournemouth team who are in good form. Both teams could be missing some key players but Liverpool are more likely to cope better with their squad.
We expect to see both teams scoring and for Liverpool to come away with a narrow win.