AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Seward Stadium (22000 seats)

Struggling AFC Bournemouth will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Chelsea in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

AFC Bournemouth have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). AFC Bournemouth has recorded two wins in a row here at Seward Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

AFC Bournemouth are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Burnley. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sheffield United (1-2).

Aaron Ramsdale had a busy but productive day in the Burnley match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.

The AFC Bournemouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. On the other hand, AFC Bournemouth have conceded 19 goals.

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Chelsea form and stats

7-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chelsea in their Premier League matches away.

Chelsea might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bayern München proved too strong as Chelsea slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stamford Bridge. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

A quick return to home after this game, as Chelsea are hosting Liverpool in the FA Cup only three days away.

Chelsea have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 13 away matches. Chelsea have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Chelsea - AFC Bournemouth 0-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three AFC Bournemouth victories, zero draws and seven Chelsea wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaK. Bakumo-Abraham
K. Bakumo-Abraham
13 goals
AFC BournemouthC. Wilson
C. Wilson
7 goals
AFC BournemouthH. Wilson
H. Wilson
7 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Chelsea missing players

AFC Bournemouth Chelsea
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
7 4 1 Won W 2 7 13
5 4 0 Drew D 1 2 5
15 5 2 Lost L 1 4 9
26 15 2 Scored S 6 27 45
43 19 6 Conceded C 5 22 37
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 85%
59% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 77% 59%
30% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 54% 33%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 31% 15%
52% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 77% 59%
15% 15% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 19%
41% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 22%
 
4.8 4.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.2 6.6
6.6 6.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.4 3.4
2.1 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2 1.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
268 131 24 Total Shots T S 74 196 440
85 43 12 Shots on Target S O 27 71 150
31% 35% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 38% 30%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chelsea have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 27 26 1 0 64 17 14 14 0 0 38 11 13 12 1 0 26 6 47 79
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 27 15 5 7 54 27 14 8 3 3 26 15 13 7 2 4 28 12 27 50
4 Chelsea 27 13 5 9 45 37 14 6 3 5 18 15 13 7 2 4 27 22 8 44
5 Manchester United 27 11 8 8 41 29 14 7 5 2 27 12 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 41
6 Tottenham Hotspur 27 11 7 9 44 36 13 8 2 3 25 12 14 3 5 6 19 24 8 40
7 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 9 12 6 38 32 14 5 6 3 21 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 6 39
9 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
10 Burnley 27 11 4 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -6 37
11 Everton 27 10 6 11 36 41 13 7 3 3 18 14 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 36
12 Southampton 27 10 4 13 34 48 14 4 2 8 16 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -14 34
13 Crystal Palace 27 8 9 10 24 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -8 33
14 Newcastle United 27 8 7 12 24 41 13 5 5 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 31
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 6 10 11 32 39 13 4 6 3 17 14 14 2 4 8 15 25 -7 28
16 AFC Bournemouth 27 7 5 15 26 43 13 4 4 5 15 19 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 26
17 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
18 West Ham United 27 6 6 15 32 48 13 3 3 7 20 25 14 3 3 8 12 23 -16 24
19 Watford 27 5 9 13 24 43 13 3 5 5 13 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -19 24
20 Norwich City 27 4 6 17 24 51 13 3 3 7 18 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -27 18

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