Bournemouth vs Chelsea Prediction and Betting Tips | 14th September 2024

The Premier League is back in action with another set of matches this weekend as Chelsea take on Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth side in an important encounter at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Both teams have been inconsistent this season and will want to win this game.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Preview

Chelsea are in 11th place in the Premier League standings and have not been at their best this season. The Blues were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace in their previous game and will need to take it up a notch this weekend.

Bournemouth, on the other hand, are in eighth place in the league table and have been fairly impressive over the past month. The Cherries defeated Everton by a 3-2 scoreline last week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Chelsea have a good historical record against Bournemouth and have won 14 out of the 21 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Bournemouth's five victories.
After a run of three victories in four matches against Chelsea in the Premier League, Bournemouth have been winless in their last five such games in the competition.
Chelsea have lost only one of their seven matches away from home against Bournemouth in the Premier League, with three of their defeats coming at home.
Bournemouth have started their Premier League season with an unbeaten run of three matches and could extend it to four games for the first time in their history.
Chelsea have won each of their last three away games in the Premier League - their longest such run since April 2022.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Prediction

Chelsea have failed to build a consistent run of results this season and have plenty of work to do in the coming weeks. Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer have been impressive for the Blues and will need to step up to the plate this weekend.

Bournemouth have improved under Andoni Iraola but will face a difficult test on Saturday. Chelsea are the better team on paper and hold a slight upper hand going into this game.

Prediction: Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Chelsea to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes

Tip 3: Bournemouth to score first - Yes

Tip 4: Noni Madueke to score - Yes