The match of the 19th round of the Premier League between Chelsea and Bournemouth will take place on 30 december at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea vs Bournemouth: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Chelsea
Chelsea have lost their place in the top four, dropping to fifth in the table. This happened after a home defeat to Aston Villa by 1:2. Although the home team won the first half, they could not hold the advantage, and now sit three points behind the Champions League places. We must note the current form under Enzo Maresca: the squad have managed just one win in their last six league matches (three draws and two defeats).
- The club have avoided defeat in 7 of their previous 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 have not lost in the first half at their stadium in 12 consecutive league matches (7 wins and 5 draws).
Potential Chelsea Lineup (4-5-1)*
Chelsea: Robert Sanchez – Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella – Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho – Joao Pedro.
Defender Levi Colwill, midfielders Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia will miss the game due to injury.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth suffered a second heavy defeat in the current championship in the last round. Playing away, the visitors lost 1:4 to Brentford. Before that the away side had three consecutive draw results in the Premier League. Overall the club have now gone nine league matches without a win – 4 draws and 5 defeats. Bournemouth have fallen to 15th place and are already 10 points behind the Champions League places they occupied at the start of November. It is also worth noting that the club's matches are among the highest scoring in the Premier League – an average of 3 goals are scored.
- On the road the team have 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.
- Both teams scored in 6 of the last 7 away league matches for the club.
Potential Bournemouth Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Bournemouth: Djordje Petrovic – Bafode Diakite, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith – Alex Scott, Lewis Cook – Alex Jimenez, Marcus Tavernier, Antoine Semenyo – Eli Junior Krupi.
Out with injury are striker Ben Doak, defender Veljko Milosavljevic, and midfielder Tyler Adams.
Referee
Sam Barrott (England)
Matches – 11 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards Shown (Counting Second Yellows) – 45;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 4.1;
Red Cards Shown – 1;
Average Fouls Per Match – 20;
Penalties – 36%.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth: Match Prediction
In the upcoming fixture we give preference to the capital club. Chelsea will be coming after an unfortunate defeat to the Birmingham side and will be keen to make amends in front of their supporters. Moreover, the home team have not dropped points in two consecutive home league matches since January this year. In addition, Chelsea have decent overall home figures and have lost just 3 of their previous 18 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge, registering 12 wins and 4 draws.
Bournemouth, however, are in a very serious crisis. The heavy defeat in the last round to a mid-table side showed that the club clearly do not know how to return to the form they had in October. The visitors look particularly poor away from home, where they have failed to win in 7 consecutive Premier League matches. In their last five away league games the team have suffered 4 defeats, and they have conceded at least two goals in seven straight away matches. It is also worth adding that in the three previous head-to-head matches at this stadium in the league the home side recorded 2 wins and 1 draw.
Prediction: Chelsea to Win
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from their previous match in this competition.
