Bournemouth vs Chelsea Tips & Preview - London rivals set for open contest

By Tolu Shotade

04 Dec 2025

Tolu Shotade 04 Dec 2025

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Bournemouth struggling defensively, conceding in 8 of last 10 matches.
Chelsea aiming to recover from recent away losses, strong in attack.
Expect goals: history favors both teams scoring, over 2.5 goals likely.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Bournemouth are aiming to snap out of a recent slump when they host Chelsea in an English Premier League fixture on Saturday.

The Blues have also stumbled lately and have been a bit unconvincing on their recent travels. Both teams are showing some defensive frailties at the moment and could be set to offer up goals.

Bournemouth News

Bournemouth are a long way away from their early-season form, having failed to win their last five matches. Andoni Iraola's team have been beaten four times on this run and are currently in the bottom half of the table.

The Cherries come into this clash off the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Everton in their previous Premier League fixture. That result ended a five-match unbeaten run at the Vitality Stadium, and they will be keen to get things back on track.

Poor defending has been one of the problems for Bournemouth, who have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in seven of those matches, while seven fixtures on this run have produced over 2.5 goals.

Chelsea News

Chelsea are attempting to keep close tabs on the frontrunners as they sit fourth in the table, nine points off the pace. However, they lost 3-1 at Leeds United in their previous fixture, with Pedro Neto getting their only goal.

That was Chelsea's first defeat in their last eight matches across all competitions, and manager Enzo Maresca will be keen to bounce back quickly. However, they have stumbled slightly on their recent travels, with just one win in their last three away matches.

Chelsea have impressed going forward lately, scoring first in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions. Seven of those fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals, while they have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last 10 away matches.

Head to Head

Chelsea have 12 wins, and three draws, while Bournemouth have picked up just four victories in the last 19 matches. Both teams battled to a 2-2 draw in their last meeting back in January.

Verdict

Bournemouth v Chelsea

It is usually an open contest between Chelsea and Bournemouth, and with both teams scoring in five of their last eight meetings, a repeat is expected here. Those five fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals, which is likely to be the outcome in this one.

Chelsea have a knack for fast starts, and having opened the scoring in eight of their last 10 matches, that trend is likely to continue on Saturday.

Yes

Both Teams to Score

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Chelsea

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