Chelsea vs Bournemouth Betting Picks, Premier League Prediction & Best Bets
Chelsea vs Bournemouth Betting Picks
Bournemouth put their nine-game unbeaten run on the line when they travel to Chelsea on Tuesday to face a Blues team without a win in the Premier League in 2025 (2.30pm ET).
Enzo Maresca’s side had positioned themselves as title contenders heading towards the end of 2024, but a run of four EPL games without a victory has seen them slip 10 points behind leaders Liverpool, who have also played a game less.
The west London outfit did get a win at the weekend when beating lower league Morecambe 5-0 in the FA Cup third round, but Bournemouth should pose a far stiffer test.
The Cherries have outperformed expectations this season and enter this round of matches just three points behind Chelsea.
They also won their FA Cup third round match in style last weekend, beating West Brom 5-1, and will be confident of a strong performance at Stamford Bridge having already beaten Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Man City this season.
Betting sites price them at +425 to beat Chelsea, who look on the short side at -170. However, there are ways to juice the odds on a Blues win against a Bournemouth side lacking firepower.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth Best Bets: Blues Can Get Back on Track
It’s been a remarkable recent run of results from Bournemouth, who have gone eight unbeaten in the Premier League, their longest undefeated streak in their EPL history.
However, that run has taken its toll on the team and the injuries are starting to mount up. Coach Andoni Iraola could be without as many as 10 players on Tuesday, including strikers Evanilson and Enes Unal.
With midfield destroyer Ryan Christie a doubt through illness and Kepa Arrizabalaga unable to face his parent clubs, per the terms of his loan agreement, Bournemouth look a little short-handed.
Chelsea are unlikely to blow the visitors away though, particularly with star striker Nicolas Jackson badly out of form up front.
They ground out a victory in the reverse fixture at Bournemouth thanks to a late Christopher Nkunku goal and there are enough match-winners in the Chelsea squad to suggest they can edge a tight game.
Pairing a Chelsea win with under 3.5 goals on new betting sites is a strong option. With so many missing or misfiring strikers on either side and eight of Chelsea’s nine home league games this season producing fewer than four goals, this has the makings of a low-scoring between two European contenders.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth prediction 1: Chelsea to win & under 3.5 goals (+178 NetBet)
Chelsea vs Bournemouth Picks: Keep an Eye on Enzo
Enzo Fernandez has finally started to show what he’s capable of in a Chelsea shirt since Maresca took over as head coach, the Argentina international forming an effective midfield partnership with Moises Caicedo.
The industrious Caicedo has given Enzo more license to get forward and you need to go back to the start of November for the last time he didn’t have a shot on goal in a league game.
The 23-year-old has scored three goals and recorded eight assists for Chelsea this season and his price on betting apps to have a hand in a goal is interesting.
If Christie were to miss out for Bournemouth, Enzo may have more time in midfield to get on the ball and make things happen, which he’s got a better track record for doing at home than when playing on the road.
The former Benfica man has managed a goal or assist in four of his last five appearances at Stamford Bridge and appeals at +200 to be involved in a goal on Tuesday.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth prediction 2:Enzo Fernandez to score or assist (+200 Betway)
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