The Round 19 match of the Premier League between Chelsea and Bournemouth will take place on December 30 at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea vs Bournemouth: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Chelsea
Chelsea have dropped out of the top four, falling to fifth in the standings. This happened after a home defeat to Aston Villa by 1:2. Although they won the first half, the home side could not hold the advantage, and as a result are now three points behind the Champions League places. It is worth noting the current form of the team coached by Enzo Maresca, who in their last six league matches have managed just one win (three draws and two defeats).
- The club has avoided defeat in 7 of its last 9 Premier League games – 4 wins and 3 draws.
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in Chelsea’s last 6 home Premier League matches.
- The team has not lost in the first half at its stadium in 12 consecutive league matches (7 wins and 5 draws).
Potential Chelsea Lineup (4-5-1)*
Robert Sánchez – Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoît Badiashile, Marc Cucurella – Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho – João Pedro.
Defender Levi Colwill and midfielders Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia will miss the game through injury.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth, coached by Andoni Iraola, suffered a second heavy defeat in the current championship in the last round. Playing away, the team lost 1:4 to Brentford. Before that the visiting team had three consecutive mixed results in the Premier League. Overall the club has not known the joy of victory in the league for nine matches now – 4 draws and 5 defeats. Bournemouth have dropped to 15th place and are already 10 points behind the Champions League places, where they were at the beginning of November. It is also worth noting that the club’s matches are among the most high-scoring in the Premier League – an average of 3 goals are scored.
- On the road the team is on a 7-match winless run in the league (3 draws and 4 defeats).
- At least 4 goals were scored in Bournemouth’s previous 7 Premier League matches.
- There were goals at both ends in 6 of the club’s last 7 away Premier League matches.
Potential Bournemouth Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Jorge Petrovic – Bafodé Diakité, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith – Alex Scott, Lewis Cook – Alex Jiménez, Marcus Tavernier, Antoine Semenyo – Eli Junior Kroupi.
Out through injury are forward Ben Doak, defender Veljko Milosavljević, and midfielder Tyler Adams.
Referee
Sam Barrott (England)
Matches – 11 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow/red Cards Shown (Including Second Yellow) – 45;
Average Yellow/Red Cards Per Match – 4.1;
Red Cards Shown – 1;
Average Fouls Per Match – 20;
Penalties – 36%.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth: Match Prediction
In the upcoming match we will back the home team. Chelsea will be coming off an annoying defeat to Aston Villa, so they will be determined to make amends in front of their supporters. Moreover, the club has not dropped points in consecutive home league matches since January. In addition, at their stadium Chelsea have decent figures and in their last 18 Premier League games suffered just 3 defeats, recording 12 wins and 4 draws.
Bournemouth, on the other hand, are in a very serious crisis. The heavy defeat in the last round to a midtable side showed that the club clearly does not know how to return to the form it had in October. The visiting team look especially poor away from home, where they have not been able to win in 7 straight Premier League matches. In the last five away league games the club suffered 4 defeats, and conceded at least two goals in seven consecutive away matches. It should also be added that in the three previous head-to-head meetings at this stadium in the league the home side have recorded 2 wins and 1 draw.
Prediction: Chelsea To Win
* The starting lineup for each team is the one used in its previous match in this competition.
