Chelsea vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th May 2024

The Blues are highly favoured to claim a win against Bournemouth, whom they face this coming Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Stamford Bridge seems to be the obvious outcome.

Chelsea approach round 38 as number 6 in the Premier League table with 60 points on their account so far. With 37 rounds behind them, Bournemouth have amassed 48 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Chelsea and Bournemouth look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Before their upcoming match in the Premier League, Chelsea are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.8 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 28 goals. They let 17 goals slip in, which creates an average of 1.7 per game. During this run they fought their way to three clean sheets.

Bournemouth travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 16 goals against. An average of 1.6 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Chelsea and Bournemouth had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 5-0 against West Ham. They went on to defeat Nottingham Forest 2-3 and made it three on the spin against Brighton in a 1-2 victory. Chelsea showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Stamford Bridge, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 22 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Chelsea went into the season with the ambition of qualifying for a European competition. They still have all to play for here at the business end of the season.

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth won 3-0 win against Brighton, lost 3-0 against Arsenal and lost 1-2 against Brentford. Bournemouth won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and seven scored.

Chelsea had their sights set on qualifying for Europe, and this is still a highly probable outcome to the season, but they need to remain focused.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Chelsea waste away a win against Bournemouth, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Chelsea took 34 points from their last 19 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 38 times and conceding 24. Bournemouth fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in 31 goals. Chelsea claimed 17 wins, nine draws as well as 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth enjoy a record of 13 wins, nine draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Squads

Chelsea Squad

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

Djordje Petrovic (0/22), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (1/11), Axel Disasi (2/31), Ben Chilwell (0/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/17), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/26), Marc Cucurella (0/20), Reece James (0/10), Thiago Silva (3/30), Trevoh Chalobah (1/12), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Cesare Casadei (0/10), Cole Palmer (22/33), Conor Gallagher (5/36), Enzo Fernandez (3/28), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/11), Moises Caicedo (0/34), Mykhaylo Mudryk (5/31), Noni Madueke (5/22), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (3/10), Deivid Washington (0/0), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (14/34), Raheem Sterling (7/30).

Bournemouth Squad

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

Darren Randolph (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/2), Mark Travers (0/4), Neto (0/31), Adam Smith (0/28), Chris Mepham (0/10), Illia Zabarnyi (1/36), James Hill (0/5), Lloyd Kelly (0/22), Marcos Senesi (4/30), Max Aarons (0/19), Milos Kerkez (0/27), Ryan Fredericks (0/0), Alex Scott (1/22), Dango Ouattara (1/29), Dominic Sadi (0/0), Justin Kluivert (7/31), Lewis Cook (0/32), Marcus Tavernier (3/29), Philip Billing (2/28), Ryan Christie (0/36), Tyler Adams (0/3), Antoine Semenyo (8/32), Dominic Solanke (19/37), Enes Unal (2/15), Luis Sinisterra (2/20), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Romain Faivre (0/5).

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Team News

Chelsea could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bournemouth on Sunday. There is no need for Reece James to show up in the Chelsea dressing room, as he is suspended.

Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana are all absent from the Chelsea squad that faces Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

Bournemouth are juggling with five absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Chelsea.

James Hill, Max Aarons, Darren Randolph, Tyler Adams and Ryan Fredericks all face a spell on the sidelines for Bournemouth due to various injuries.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Lineups

Chelsea vs Bournemouth H2H

Chelsea and Bournemouth had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2. The Blues were a little more successful than Bournemouth in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-2-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on The Blues has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/20.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Results

In the last ten matches between Chelsea and Bournemouth over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 2/7 with bookies.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Dominic Solanke shows decent form right now for Bournemouth, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Nicolas Jackson also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Chelsea and Bournemouth, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. Chelsea managed an average of 1.3 goals as both teams scored three times in this run. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Bournemouth played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals themselves during this run.