Chelsea vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th December 2022

Chelsea will be taking on visiting team Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in a Premier League tie on Tuesday. It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Tuesday.

A look at the Premier League standings shows that five points and six places currently separate the two teams.

Chelsea have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Bournemouth. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Chelsea are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Bournemouth scored 16 goals, conceded 16 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in their last ten matches.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-1 against Arsenal, before Manchester City won 2-0, while Newcastle claimed all three points in a 1-0 win. Chelsea won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Qualifying for Europe was a target going into this season, and Chelsea are keeping their eyes on the prize, though they are a little off track.

Bournemouth Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Bournemouth. They first took out Everton by 4-1 before downing Everton by 3-0. The winning streak came to an end against Newcastle, who ran out 1-0 winners. Bournemouth 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 20 time and letting in nine.

Bournemouth looked destined for a season fighting off relegation, but current form has them no way near the drop zone in the Premier League.

Both Chelsea and visitors Bournemouth 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.

Chelsea scored 13 goals and conceded eight in their last eight games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 18 points and six victories. Bournemouth won zero matches and picked up three points from their last seven encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored five goals and conceded 22. Chelsea are looking at a record of six wins, three draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth have four wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Team News

Chelsea could have as many as ten players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bournemouth this coming Tuesday.

Mateo Kovacic, Hakim Ziyech, Mason Mount, Armando Broja, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Wesley Fofana and N'Golo Kanté are all absent from the Chelsea squad that faces Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

Bournemouth have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Tuesday against Chelsea.

Ryan Fredericks, Jefferson Lerma, Marcus Tavernier, Neto, Lloyd Kelly and David Brooks all face a spell on the sidelines for Bournemouth due to various injuries.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Tuesday. Chelsea seem to have a great read on Bournemouth, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Premier League. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/10.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Chelsea and Bournemouth. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Mason Mount found the back of the net two times in the previous six Premier League games for Chelsea, who won't mind him striking again this coming Tuesday. Punters will also be looking for Kieffer Moore to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Premier League games going for Bournemouth.

Chelsea won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Bournemouth won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run. Chelsea are no doubt looking for goals this coming Tuesday, since Bournemouth have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Chelsea and Bournemouth. More than two goals came out six times, as Chelsea scored 1.5 goals on average, with Bournemouth pulling off 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bournemouth, who scored 1.6 times on average in those matches.