Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024

Round 4 of the new Premier League campaign will see last season’s top six finishers Chelsea pay Bournemouth a visit at Vitality Stadium this coming Saturday.

Bournemouth are currently just ahead of Chelsea by one point in the Premier League table. While the hosts are number eight with five points, the guests rank as number 11 in the standings.

Since Bournemouth have racked up one more point than Chelsea during this Premier League season, they currently occupy number eight in the table. The latter, on the other hand, find themselves ranked as number 11.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for The Blues in their upcoming Premier League clash will see them swap positions with Bournemouth. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 16 for an average of 1.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Chelsea scored 23 goals, conceded 16 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, The Blues came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Prediction

Bournemouth Form

Their last three matches saw Bournemouth drawing 1-1 with Newcastle, losing 1-0 against West Ham before beating Everton by 2-3. Bournemouth won three of their previous six matches at Vitality Stadium in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring ten goals to six against.

While a title race is perhaps a too optimistic a longthrow, a podium finish does not look beyong Chelsea, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Chelsea Form

In their previous three matches, Chelsea beat Wolverhampton 2-6, lost 2-1 against Servette FC and drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 15 goals whilst conceding 14.

Chelsea go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Bournemouth are scoring freely these days, Chelsea are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalson Saturday.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Squads

Bournemouth Squad

Andoni Iraola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Chelsea from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/1), Mark Travers (0/0), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/3), Dean Huijsen (0/2), Illia Zabarnyi (0/3), James Hill (0/0), Julian Araujo (0/3), Marcos Senesi (0/2), Max Aarons (0/0), Milos Kerkez (0/3), Alex Scott (0/3), Dango Ouattara (0/3), David Brooks (0/0), Justin Kluivert (0/3), Lewis Cook (1/3), Marcus Tavernier (1/3), Philip Billing (0/1), Ryan Christie (0/3), Tyler Adams (0/0), Antoine Semenyo (2/3), Enes Unal (0/0), Evanilson (0/2), Luis Sinisterra (1/3).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager Maresca will pick his starting XI against Bournemouth from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/3), Axel Disasi (0/0), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/3), Malo Gusto (0/3), Marc Cucurella (0/3), Reece James (0/0), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/0), Wesley Fofana (0/3), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (1/3), Enzo Fernandez (0/3), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/2), Moises Caicedo (0/3), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/2), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Tyrique George (0/0), Angelo Gabriel (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (0/3), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Deivid Washington (0/0), Jadon Sancho (0/0), Joao Felix (1/2), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/2), Nicolas Jackson (2/3), Noni Madueke (3/2), Pedro Neto (0/3).

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Team News

Chelsea have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Bournemouth this coming Saturday.

Chelsea need to do without Romeo Lavia, Reece James and Wesley Fofana, who are not fit enough to travel to Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Lineups

Bournemouth vs Chelsea H2H

The last time the pair played each other The Blues came away as 2-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. All in all, Chelsea have a fine reading on Bournemouth in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Chelsea to win this match at best price odds of 19/20.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Bournemouth and Chelsea. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Antoine Semenyo, who is performing well for Bournemouth. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Chelsea.The visitors will be looking to Noni Madueke to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Chelsea in recent matches.

Bournemouth claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Chelsea won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Bournemouth on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Chelsea in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Bournemouth managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Chelsea averaging 1.2 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bournemouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.