Opta Stats: Chelsea v Bournemouth

Dan Fitch
12 December 2019

Will Frank Lampard have the answers when Chelsea host Bournemouth?

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Chelsea will be looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League against struggling Bournemouth. Opta rates their chances.

"Bournemouth have lost their last five Premier League games – they last had a longer run of consecutive league defeats in September 1994 (a run of seven)."

Chelsea are 1.845/6 to win half-time/full-time.

Chelsea have alternated between defeat and victory in their four Premier League home games against Bournemouth, winning this exact fixture 2-0 last season. A Bournemouth win is 12.5.

Since Bournemouth were promoted to the Premier League in 2015, only Liverpool (3) have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the competition more often than the Cherries (2). Bournemouth are 10.519/2 in the Draw No Bet market.

None of the 15 meetings between Chelsea and Bournemouth in all competitions have ended in a draw, with the Blues winning 11 of those. Chelsea are 1.330/100 to win again.

Chelsea have lost three of their last four Premier League games (W1) - as many as they had in their previous 20 in the competition (W12 D5 L3). Bournemouth are 4.3100/30 to avoid defeat in the Double Chance market.

Bournemouth have lost their last five Premier League games - they last had a longer run of consecutive league defeats in September 1994 (a run of seven). Chelsea are 1.845/6 to win half-time/full-time.

Bournemouth have lost each of their last six Premier League games in London, conceding 20 goals in the process. A Chelsea win and over 2.5 goals is 1.674/6.

Chelsea have lost two of their eight Premier League home games this season (W4 D2), more than they did in the whole of 2018-19 under Maurizio Sarri (W12 D6 L1). The draw half-time/Bournemouth full-time double result is 26.025/1.

Only Manchester City (337) have had more shots than Chelsea in the Premier League this season (274). The Blues' average of 17.1 shots per game is their highest in a single campaign since 2013-14 (18.2). Over 3.5 goals is 2.166/5.

Tammy Abraham has scored in consecutive Premier League games at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea - the last Englishman to score in three home games in a row for the Blues was Frank Lampard in August 2010. Abraham is 1.584/7 to find the net.

Harry Wilson is Bournemouth's top scorer in the Premier League this season with six goals. Five of those strikes have come away from home, accounting for 56% of the Cherries' nine goals on the road this term. Wilson is 6.411/2 to score.

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