Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th September 2023

Bournemouth will be hosting a Vitality Stadium encounter this coming Sunday when Chelsea arrive for a test of their credentials.

Bournemouth find themselves as number 16 in the league table with two points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 12, two points above them, Chelsea have played four rounds this season.

Going into their upcoming encounter on Sunday, Bournemouth are looking to finish the day ahead of Chelsea in the Premier League standings.

Bournemouth scored ten goals, conceded 16 and fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Chelsea hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 1.7 goals per match for a total of 17 goals, while claiming one clean sheets as well.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Chelsea came away with a 1-3 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Vitality Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Prediction

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Tottenham, they came out empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-3 win against Swansea. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Brentford. Bournemouth just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Vitality Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 12 goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea won twice in their last three matches as Luton were defeated by 3-0, before they beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1. Nottingham Forest proved too strong, though, and a 0-1 defeat followed. In their last six Premier League away matches, Chelsea failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn zero and lost five, scoring six while also conceding 13 times.

Both Bournemouth and visitors Chelsea seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Squads

Bournemouth Squad

Iraola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Chelsea from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Darren Randolph (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/0), Neto (0/4), Adam Smith (0/0), Ben Greenwood (0/0), Chris Mepham (0/2), Illia Zabarnyi (0/4), Lloyd Kelly (0/2), Marcos Senesi (0/3), Max Aarons (0/4), Milos Kerkez (0/4), Ryan Fredericks (0/0), Alex Scott (0/0), Dango Ouattara (0/0), David Brooks (1/4), Emiliano Marcondes (0/0), Gavin Kilkenny (0/0), Hamed Traore (0/2), Joe Rothwell (0/3), Justin Kluivert (0/4), Lewis Cook (0/2), Marcus Tavernier (0/1), Philip Billing (0/4), Ryan Christie (0/4), Tyler Adams (0/0), Antoine Semenyo (1/4), Dominic Solanke (2/4), Jaidon Anthony (0/3), Kieffer Moore (0/3), Luis Sinisterra (0/0).

Chelsea Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Chelsea players that the manager Mauricio Pochettino will choose from for the upcoming game:

Djordje Petrovic (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/4), Axel Disasi (1/4), Ben Chilwell (0/4), Benoit Badiashile (0/0), Ian Maatsen (0/3), Levi Colwill (0/4), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/4), Marc Cucurella (0/0), Reece James (0/1), Thiago Silva (0/4), Trevoh Chalobah (0/0), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/2), Christopher Nkunku (0/0), Cole Palmer (0/2), Conor Gallagher (0/4), Deivid de Souza (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (0/4), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/2), Moises Caicedo (0/3), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/3), Noni Madueke (0/2), Romeo Lavia (0/0), Armando Broja (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (1/4), Raheem Sterling (2/4).

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Team News

Bournemouth could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Chelsea.

Emiliano Marcondes, Dango Ouattara, Alex Scott, Ryan Fredericks and Tyler Adams are missing from the squad, Bournemouth will field against Chelseathis coming Sunday.

Chelsea could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match on Sunday atVitality Stadium

Names like Carney Chukwuemeka, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Marcus Bettinelli and Armando Broja most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bournemouth.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Lineups

Bournemouth vs Chelsea H2H

Chelsea got the better of Bournemouth in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-1 and 2-0, respectively. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Bournemouth won three times, while Chelsea ran out winners six times. A home win gets you odds at 15/4 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 7/10.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Results

Of the last ten encounters between Bournemouth Chelsea over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Dominic Solanke is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Chelsea look to Raheem Sterling, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

Vitality Stadium witnessed Bournemouth winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew one and lost six in this run. Chelsea won two of their previous 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight. While Bournemouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games at Vitality Stadium, Chelsea kept a clean sheet in zero of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened six times in the past ten encounters between Bournemouth and Chelsea, with Bournemouth scoring 1.2 goals on average per game. Chelsea averaged 1.6 goals, while both teams scored three times. Bournemouth scored an average of 1.7 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Chelsea, who managed to score two times in those matches.