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Match preview · Premier League

Bournemouth – Chelsea

Bournemouth 17th in Premier League Home 1.59 projected goals by the model
Chelsea 10th in Premier League Away 1.21 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.59 1.21
Bournemouth Chelsea
Bournemouth
44%
Draw
29%
Chelsea
26%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Bournemouth Draw Chelsea
Fair odds 2.25 3.44 3.78
Total goals
2.80
Over 2.5 goals
55%
Both teams to score
62%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Bournemouth

44% Bournemouth to win

Attack
9th vs 11th
Bournemouth attack v Chelsea defence
Defence
4th vs 10th
Bournemouth defence v Chelsea attack
Recent xG form
-0.17 vs -0.42
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.59 – 1.21
Bournemouth v Chelsea
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Bournemouth

7 listed
  • Justin Kluivert 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Junior Kroupi 0% chance

    Midfielder · Foot injury - Expected back 7 Nov

  • Will Dennis 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined MK Dons permanently

  • Julián Araujo Zúñiga 0% chance

    Defender · Thigh injury - Unknown return date

  • Amine Adli 0% chance

    Midfielder · Calf injury - Unknown return date

  • Veljko Milosavljevic 0% chance

    Defender · Thigh injury - Unknown return date

  • Enes Ünal 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Getafe permanently

Chelsea

14 listed
  • Goalkeeper · Has joined Como on loan for the rest of the season

  • Marc Guiu Paz 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined RB Leipzig permanently

  • Trevoh Chalobah 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Como permanently

  • Dário Essugo 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined RC Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season

  • Emmanuel Emegha 0% chance

    Forward · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Filip Jörgensen 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined RC Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season

  • Benoît Badiashile Mukinayi 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Napoli on loan for the rest of the season

  • Mamadou Sarr 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Real Sociedad on loan for the rest of the season

  • Moisés Caicedo 50% chance

    Midfielder · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

  • Marco Palestra 50% chance

    Defender · Thigh injury - 50% chance of playing

  • João Pedro 75% chance

    Forward · Knee injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Cole Palmer 75% chance

    Midfielder · Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Reece James 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Bournemouth and Chelsea compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Bournemouth Chelsea
xG / match 1.34 · 14th (better) 1.47 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.39 · 7th 1.78 · 17th
xGD / match (better) -0.05 · 11th -0.31 · 14th
xPts / match (better) 1.39 · 12th 1.16 · 15th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.17 -0.42

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Bournemouth clean sheet
27%
Bournemouth 2+ goals
49%
Under 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score: no
38%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.5%
2:1
10.8%
1:2
8.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Bournemouth sample
20 matches
Chelsea sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Bournemouth
3 matches
Away xG sample · Chelsea
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 18:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.