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Premier League: Chelsea vs Bournemouth
Kickoff Time: 2025-12-31 3:30 (HKT)
Source:REUTERS/David Klein
Chelsea lost 1-2 to Aston Villa at home in their last match, achieving only 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses in their last five league games, indicating a decline in performance. Under Enzo Maresca’s management, Chelsea’s tactical style is focused on possession football, emphasizing control and ground passing to dominate matches. Notably, Chelsea has scored from corners 8 times this season, second only to Arsenal, showing a significant improvement in their set-piece attacking play. Additionally, in their 9 home matches this season, Chelsea has taken the lead in 8, which ranks them joint first with Manchester City, highlighting their home advantage.
Bournemouth suffered a heavy 1-4 defeat to Brentford in their last match and is currently on a nine-match winless streak, exhibiting a poor form. Bournemouth’s tactical style is highly offensive, pursuing a higher possession rate than most mid-table teams, and their shooting frequency is also impressive, averaging 13.2 shots per game, reflecting a strong attacking desire. However, Bournemouth’s main problem lies in defense; they have conceded 33 goals in the league so far, making them the worst team in the Premier League at defending set-pieces. Meanwhile, Bournemouth’s away performance has also been weak, with only 1 win, 3 draws, and 5 losses in their 9 away matches, yielding an away win rate of just 11%.
Although Chelsea’s recent form has dipped, their overall strength and performance still surpass Bournemouth. In both attacking and defensive plays, as well as home and away performances, Chelsea is clearly better than Bournemouth. Considering these factors, one might expect the home-advantaged Chelsea to secure all three points and get back on track for victories.
Chelsea‘s Last 5 Games: LDWWL
25-12-28: Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
25-12-20: Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea
25-12-17: Cardiff City 1-3 Chelsea
25-12-13: Chelsea 2-0 Everton
25-11-10: Atalanta 2-1 Chelsea
Bournemouth’s Last 5 Games: LDDDL
25-12-27: Brentford 4-1 Bournemouth
25-12-20: Bournemouth 1-1 Burnley
25-12-16: Manchester United 4-4 Bournemouth
25-12-06: Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
25-12-03: Bournemouth 0-1 Everton
Head-To-Head Record
25-12-06: Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
25-01-15: Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth
24-09-15: Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea
24-05-19: Chelsea 2-1 Bournemouth
23-09-17: Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
Prediction: Chelsea win at home