Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th May 2023

Bournemouth go up against Chelsea at Vitality Stadium on Saturday in a thrilling Premier League match.

Chelsea will not be short on motivation for their clash with match favourites Bournemouth. Although odds are against them, a narrow win will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Bournemouth scored 14 goals, conceded 16 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Chelsea scored eight goals, conceded 15 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Chelsea ended up winning 2-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Prediction

Bournemouth Form

In the previous three matches, Bournemouth lost 0-4 against West Ham, beat Southampton by 0-1 and won 4-1 against Leeds. Bournemouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Real Madrid, before Brentford ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Arsenal, who came out 3-1 winners. Chelsea managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring eight time and letting in five.

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 have a record of 11 wins, six draws and 17 defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of ten wins, nine draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Stats

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Squads

Bournemouth Squad

Gary O'Neil 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):

Darren Randolph (0/0), Mark Travers (0/11), Neto (0/24), Adam Smith (0/33), Ben Greenwood (0/0), Chris Mepham (0/25), Illia Zabarnyi (0/0), Jack Stacey (0/10), Jack Stephens (0/17), Jordan Zemura (0/19), Lloyd Kelly (0/19), Marcos Senesi (2/28), Matias Vina (1/8), Ryan Fredericks (0/12), Dango Ouattara (1/15), David Brooks (0/2), Hamed Traore (0/7), Jefferson Lerma (5/33), Joe Rothwell (0/18), Junior Stanislas (0/4), Lewis Cook (0/25), Marcus Tavernier (5/23), Philip Billing (7/33), Ryan Christie (1/28), Antoine Semenyo (1/10), Dominic Solanke (6/29), Jaidon Anthony (3/26), Kieffer Moore (4/24).

Chelsea Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 44 year-old Chelsea manager Lampard will select his starting XI from these players:

Edouard Mendy (0/9), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/25), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Ben Chilwell (2/22), Benoit Badiashile (0/9), Cesar Azpilicueta (0/21), Kalidou Koulibaly (2/22), Marc Cucurella (0/24), Reece James (1/16), Thiago Silva (0/23), Trevoh Chalobah (0/20), Wesley Fofana (1/14), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Christian Pulisic (1/21), Conor Gallagher (2/30), Denis Zakaria (0/7), Enzo Fernandez (0/13), Hakim Ziyech (0/15), Kai Havertz (7/30), Lewis Hall (0/0), Mason Mount (3/24), Mateo Kovacic (1/25), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/12), N'Golo Kanté (0/6), Noni Madueke (0/0), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (0/20), Armando Broja (0/0), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Joao Felix (2/12), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (1/15), Raheem Sterling (4/24).

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Team News

Bournemouth could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Chelsea on Saturday. For their upcoming match in round 35, Bournemouth are unable to call upon Adam Smith, who is suspended.

Junior Stanislas, Ryan Fredericks, Marcus Tavernier, Neto and David Brooks nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bournemouth against Chelsea at Vitality Stadium.

Chelsea could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as ten players are nursing various problems.

Chelsea need to do without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté, who are not fit enough to travel to Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Lineups

Bournemouth vs Chelsea H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, The Blues came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Bournemouth came out on top in three games, whereas Chelsea ran away with three points six times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 5/2 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 21/20.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Results

Both teams found the back of the net three times in the last ten matches between Bournemouth and Chelsea.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Jefferson Lerma has been great for Bournemouth lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Chelsea are optimistic that Conor Gallagher doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Vitality Stadium witnessed Bournemouth winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing five as well. Chelsea claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Chelsea managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, Bournemouth were first on target in three of their last 10 outings on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals paid out six times in the previous ten encounters between these two Premier League sides. Bournemouth pulled off an average of 1.2 goals, while Chelsea settled for an average of 1.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this streak. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bournemouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Chelsea, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.