Bournemouth vs Chelsea prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-05 15:00.
[p]Bournemouth will be desperate to improve on their wretched recent Premier League form, as Chelsea visit on the back of a shock defeat in midweek. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]The wheels have started to come off for Bournemouth, as a 1-0 home defeat to Everton in midweek stretched their winless run to five matches (D1, L4). The Cherries have plummeted down the Premier League table as a result and start the round in 14th, albeit still just five points adrift of the top four! Andoni Iraola will be keen to plug defensive gaps as his side have conceded 13 goals across their last five games, two more than in their opening league matches! That Everton reversal was their first on home turf in the league this term (W4, D2), so they’ll be confident of avoiding back-to-back defeats at the Vitality Stadium for the first time since April here. [/p]
[p]Chelsea travel south after seeing their faint Premier League title ambitions dented by a 3-1 defeat to Leeds, with the meek performance perhaps of most concern to boss Enzo Maresca. The Blues therefore start the round nine points adrift of the leaders Arsenal, so any ambitions of ending a title drought that stretches back to 2017 are becoming increasingly fanciful. The Leeds result was just a second defeat in eight games in the league though (W5, D1), and with a six-match unbeaten run on the road across all competitions prior (W5, D1), the Blues appear well placed to bounce back here.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Bournemouth are winless in their last seven Premier League games against Chelsea (D3, L4), having won three of the prior four meetings. Chelsea have lost just one of their eight trips to the Vitality Stadium (W5, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Bournemouth have netted a pre-round joint-league high five goals in the opening 15 minutes this season. [/p]
[p]Bournemouth’s Premier League home games this season have averaged just 2.14 goals. [/p]
[p]Chelsea have lost both of their Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday this season.[/p]
[p]Chelsea have failed to score in just one of their 14 Premier League games this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Justin Kluivert may only have one goal in 12 Premier League games this season, but he was on target the last time these teams faced each other in January (D 2-2). João Pedro struck before the 15th minute in each of his personal H2Hs last season, and another would bode well for Chelsea here as they’ve won all six matches he’s scored in for them this season.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams will miss out here through suspension, as will midfield rival Moisés Caicedo for Chelsea.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides looking for a positive result, backing the score draw here could offer great value. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]