Chelsea vs Bournemouth Prediction & Betting Tips

Neither side is flying

Chelsea's last five in the league have bounced all over the place. They were beaten 3-0 at Brentford most recently, drew 2-2 with Hull before that, and lost at Arsenal too, though they did beat Brighton 4-3 at home and won 3-2 at Fulham earlier in the run.

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Chelsea to win

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Draw

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Bournemouth to win

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Chelsea: 20 completed matches; Bournemouth: 20 completed matches.

Chelsea

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

37

Difference

+3

Bournemouth

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

25

Difference

+23

Bournemouth haven't lost the plot completely, but they haven't found a win either. Three draws in five games shows they can hang in matches, yet their most recent outing was a 1-0 home defeat to Liverpool.

Both teams arrive without a league win in their last outing.

Comparative Team Statistics: Chelsea vs Bournemouth

Recent meetings have been level

The last three meetings between these two have finished 2-2, 0-0 and 2-2, stretching back through last season. That's a run of tight, share-the-points results.

Go back further and you'll find some one-sided scorelines in both directions, including a 4-0 for Chelsea and a 4-1 the other way. So history isn't uniformly cagey, just recently so.

The recent head-to-head trend points to a closer contest than the table gap might suggest.

Where they sit right now

Chelsea are 10th after five league games, with two wins, a draw and two defeats bringing seven points. Bournemouth are down in 17th on three points, still without a win after three draws and two losses.

The gap in the table is real, but the underlying numbers are closer than the positions suggest. Chelsea have scored 10 and conceded 12, while Bournemouth have scored six and conceded eight. Neither defence has been settled.

Chelsea's edge on points hasn't come with a tidy defensive record.

Who's carrying the threat

João Pedro has been Chelsea's busiest attacker, involved in three goals and three assists in just four appearances, with Cole Palmer and Marcus Rogers also chipping in with goals.

Chelsea:

Best scorers:

João Pedro - 3

M. Rogers - 3

C. Palmer - 2

Best assist providers:

João Pedro - 3

C. Palmer - 2

J. Hato - 2

Bournemouth:

Best scorers:

M. Tavernier - 3

Best assist providers:

Evanilson - 3

Penalty cards:

A. Smith x 3

M. Tavernier x 2

For Bournemouth, Tavernier has been their main source of goals while Evanilson has been the one setting others up. Both Tavernier and Smith have picked up yellow cards regularly, which is worth keeping an eye on given how quickly bookings can shape a game.

Goals have been following both sides

Chelsea's five league games this season have produced plenty of goals, averaging well over four a match when you add both teams' totals together. That's come from a mix of big wins and heavy defeats rather than anything settled.

Bournemouth's overall numbers are lower, but they've still conceded in four of their five league games, including two 2-2 draws. Put a leaky Chelsea side together with a Bournemouth team that struggles to keep clean sheets, and goals look likely to keep coming.