17/2 Chelsea vs Bournemouth Bet Builder Tips, Prediction
The five-week FIFA 2022 World Cup break was enough time for Premier League fans to forget the rotten run of form Chelsea were on before the hiatus. Chelsea lost their final three games before the break and failed to notch a goal in all three fixtures.
On Tuesday, December 27, Chelsea will return to Premier League action, as they welcome Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge. The Blues are eighth in the standings ahead of Bournemouth’s arrival after falling out of the Premier League’s top six.
Bournemouth are 14th in the division ahead of the league’s return. The Cherries are coming off a 3-0 win against Everton before the break, which ended a rotten four-game losing streak in the league. Bournemouth and Chelsea last played during the 2019-20 Premier League season, as the Cherries took four points from six.
Sportsbooks’ best betting odds on Chelsea winning at full-time are 3/10. Bournemouth are at odds of 9/1 to win, while a draw is at the best betting odds of 9/2. Let’s explore some ideas for a bet builder for the Premier League fixture.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth Bet Builder
Full-time result: Chelsea to win
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Graham Potter has had time to get his tactics and plans over to the Chelsea players – at least the players not away at the World Cup. The manager hasn’t had a great run at Stamford Bridge despite early results being promising.
Bournemouth have been up and down all season. Manager Gary O’Neil has stabilised the team after Scott Parker was dismissed. However, the Cherries have a poor away record with just one win from seven tries.
Bournemouth are on a two-game losing streak on the road and failed to win each of their last four away matches. Chelsea went unbeaten in five of their last six home matches.
The Blues are not the strongest home team in the league, yet they should prevail at Stamford Bridge against Bournemouth on Tuesday. Our betting tips prediction is for a Chelsea win at full-time.
Both teams to score in the first half: NO
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The teams should return to the Premier League with a bit of rustiness. The Premier League clubs that played in the Carabao Cup in midweek all showed signs of rustiness, with loose passes, poor finishing, and poorly timed tackles.
Bournemouth had the chance to play a Carabao Cup match in the fourth round. The game ended in a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Chelsea did not play a midweek cup game and will be back in action for the first time on Tuesday at home.
Chelsea’s last three games in all competitions went into halftime with both teams not scoring goals. Bournemouth also saw both teams not score in the opening half in three consecutive games before the World Cup break.
Our betting tips prediction is for NO BTTS in the first half on Tuesday. The last nine games between Chelsea and Bournemouth in all competitions went into halftime with NO BTTS.
Total Corners: Over 8.5 Corners
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A total of over 8.5 corners may seem like a lot of corner kicks for Tuesday’s game at Stamford Bridge. However, both teams average more than 8.5 corners per game this season in the league.
Chelsea go into matchday No 16 averaging 10.1 corners per game in the Premier League. The Blues tally an average of 5.1 corners for and 5.0 corners against.
Bournemouth surprisingly average 10.2 corners a game in the league. The Cherries concede a whopping 6.7 corners per game to opponents while tallying 3.5 corners of their own.
The league average for corners per game in the Premier League is 10.2. Bournemouth are right on the average. The Cherries have the fourth-highest corners per game average this season after 15 rounds of football.
Our betting tips prediction is for over 8.5 corners between Chelsea and Bournemouth. The Blues should spend a lot of time attacking while Bournemouth will defend for most of the game. Chelsea average 55.6% possession per game in the league.
Total Goals: Over 2.5 Goals
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While the opening 45 minutes could be low scoring, the second half could burst into life with goals from one or both sides. The last two games in all competitions between Chelsea and Bournemouth finished with over 2.5 goals scored. Eight of the last 12 meetings between these teams in all competitions had over 2.5 goals scored.
Eleven of Bournemouth’s 18 games in 2022-23 finished with over 2.5 goals at full-time. Each of Bournemouth’s last three league games saw over 2.5 goals at full-time. Three of Chelsea’s last six games in all competitions finished with more than 2.5 goals scored.
The Premier League saw 55% of its matches in the opening 15 rounds finish with over 2.5 goals scored. Games in the league average 2.87 goals per fixture. Our betting tips prediction is for Chelsea and Bournemouth to tally over 2.5 goals.
First-half winning margin: Chelsea to win by one goal in the first half
In their last two games, Chelsea were winning at halftime, both Champions League matches against Red Bull Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb, saw them leading by a one-goal margin.
Seven of Chelsea’s 21 matches in all competitions this season saw them winning by one goal at halftime. Three of Bournemouth’s 18 games in all competitions saw them losing by a one-goal margin at halftime. Five of the last 12 head-to-head encounters between Chelsea and Bournemouth saw the former winning at halftime by one goal.
Our betting tips prediction is for Chelsea to go into halftime with a one-goal lead over Bournemouth. Alternatively, based on our previous selections, you could choose a halftime correct score of Chelsea 1-0 Bournemouth.
