Friday 13 April 2018

Do Bournemouth have to find more to their game to frighten Liverpool?

Bournemouth have been on a reasonable unbeaten run since the away defeat against Sprus, but they have not taken on a top six side since, and with the Liverpool match being an away game, I may not be the only king that the Cherries need to find more to their game to hold back Jurgen Klopp's side.


I am hoping that Bournemouth can find an inspired performance in defence as they have only managed one clean sheet in 2018 and if they could get one against one of the best sides in the division it would be a big step forward. While Bournemouth may not need any more points to stay up, the team does not know what a safe figure is and if they are to catch last season's 46 points they'll need to get some wins before the end of the season. Why can't they bag a win at Anfield?

Well, Liverpool's form is pretty good at home. StratBet reports that Liverpool have created 508 chances this season (15.39 chances/game). On average, they have scored one goal for every 6.77 chances created. Meanwhile, Liverpool have conceded 223 chances this season (6.76 chances/game). On average, their opponents have scored one goal for every 6.03 chances created. Only Spurs have stopped their 100 per cent home record since the New Year with a 2-2 draw at Anfield.

AFC Bournemouth have created 358 chances this season (10.85 chances/game).
On average, they have scored one goal for every 8.52 chances created. AFC Bournemouth have conceded 408 chances this season (12.36 chances/game). On average, their opponents have scored one goal for every 7.85 chances created. The Cherries have only won one away game in 2018, but it was at Chelsea and they have drawn in four away games out of their last six away games.


Possible AFCB Line up
AFCB Subs: Boruc (GK), Mings (CD), B Smith (LD), Surman (CM),
 Pugh (LM), Mousset (FW), King (FW) 
T-Shirt competition
Can you win a Cherry Chimes' T-Shirt before the end of the season? Just correct the correct score between Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth by Saturday morning 11am to enter. We will pick a winner if there are more than one correct entries.

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