Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Premier League Gameweek 37 Sun, May 23 · 15:00 Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Dorset

Bournemouth 15th · 6 pts · 7 played DDLLW

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Chelsea 4th · 13 pts · 7 played LDLWW

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Our take

No forecast yet.

Forecasts are published up to 21 days before kick-off.

Away travel151 kmRest days8 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1

Real contextStrength only

Bournemouth—%

Draw—%

Chelsea—%

Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.

Weather (Bournemouth, Dorset)

Forecast from 8 May

Referee—Not appointed yet

Key insights

Headlines

Attack

Defence

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

Bournemouth

Chelsea

— L90 StrengthIn forecast —

77 Current StrengthIn forecast 77

83 AttackIn forecast 77

82 DefenceIn forecast 74

74 Form indexContext 69

In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Bournemouth

Attack—

Defense risk—

Chelsea

Attack—

Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Bournemouth

Chelsea

1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.43

1.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.86

1.81 xGVia Att/Def 1.43

1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55

-0.52 Goals minus xGContext +1.00

86% Scored inContext 86%

14% Clean sheetsContext 14%

15.14 ShotsContext 14.29

5.14 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.57

34% On target shareContext 39%

9.57 Shots in the boxContext 9.14

64% Box shareContext 63%

9% ConversionContext 17%

2.00 OffsidesContext 1.60

9.57 Shots allowedContext 12.43

4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.86

2.80 BlocksContext 3.67

3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.29

55% Save rateContext 73%

52% PossessionIn forecast 47%

433 PassesContext 432

351 Accurate passesContext 361

81% Pass accuracyContext 84%

6.80 Team ratingContext 7.09

13.00 FoulsContext 9.29

12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.71

3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.86

0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00

This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games

1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10

1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70

1.82 xGVia Att/Def 1.20

1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50

-0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.90

90% Scored inContext 90%

20% Clean sheetsContext 10%

15.80 ShotsContext 12.30

5.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90

32% On target shareContext 40%

9.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.60

62% Box shareContext 60%

10% ConversionContext 17%

2.00 OffsidesContext 1.50

10.30 Shots allowedContext 12.50

4.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30

3.29 BlocksContext 3.44

2.86 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90

61% Save rateContext 74%

53% PossessionIn forecast 48%

434 PassesContext 442

353 Accurate passesContext 370

81% Pass accuracyContext 84%

6.86 Team ratingContext 7.00

12.20 FoulsContext 10.50

12.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20

2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.50

0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00

Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games

In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Bournemouth WLLWW

Rest8 dayssince last match

Matches / 14d1all competitions

Travel0 km933 km in 14d

Schedule load0%Low

Form 74 · 9 pts vs 6.1 for an average club · +0.1 vs expected

W18 OctH · Sunderland2–01.8 xPts
W15 OctH · Sturm Graz3–02.3 xPts
L10 OctA · Chelsea1–51.3 xPts
L20 SepH · Liverpool0–11.6 xPts
W17 SepA · Real Sociedad2–11.8 xPts

Chelsea LDLWW

Rest8 dayssince last match

Matches / 14d1all competitions

Travel151 km0 km in 14d

Schedule load0%Low

Form 69 · 7 pts vs 4.7 for an average club · +0.2 vs expected

W17 OctA · Everton2–01.3 xPts
W10 OctH · Bournemouth5–11.5 xPts
L18 SepA · Brentford0–31.2 xPts
D12 SepH · Hull City2–22.3 xPts
L6 SepA · Arsenal1–20.6 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery

	Bournemouth	Chelsea
Schedule loaddescriptive index, context	Low · 0	Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecast	No	No
Rest dayssince last match	8Premier League 2026-2027, 15 May	8Premier League 2026-2027, 15 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium	0 km	151 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways	933 km	0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days	0 / 1 / 3	0 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one	7	7

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Bournemouth Last XI · not confirmed

4-2-3-1 · vs Sunderland (H) 2–0, 18 Oct

1Đ. Petrović(G)

3A. Truffert 14António Silva 5J. Hill 15A. Smith

10R. Christie 12T. Adams

16M. Tavernier 4L. Cook 37Rayan

9Evanilson

Chelsea Last XI · not confirmed

4-2-3-1 · vs Everton (A) 2–0, 17 Oct

1E. Martínez(G)

21J. Hato 6L. Colwill 5M. Lacroix 34J. Acheampong

14J. Henderson 25M. Caicedo

17M. Rogers 10C. Palmer 7Pedro Neto

9João Pedro

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences

Bournemouth Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh

Chelsea Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh

Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Bournemouth · Home 1.25points per game · 4 home games

W-D-L: 1-2-1
Scored: 1.25
Conceded: 1.00

Chelsea · Away 1.50points per game · 4 away games

W-D-L: 2-0-2
Scored: 1.50
Conceded: 1.75

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

Opponent	Bournemouth	Chelsea
Brentford	D 2–2 H	L 0–3 A
Everton	D 1–1 H	W 2–0 A
Points	2 of 6 · 1.00 per game	3 of 6 · 1.50 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

0 Bournemouth wins4 draws5 Chelsea wins

Goals per game0.78 – 1.89 Over 2.556% Both scored56% Clean sheets22% · 44%

10 Oct 2026Chelsea5–1Bournemouth
30 Dec 2025Chelsea2–2Bournemouth
6 Dec 2025Bournemouth0–0Chelsea
14 Jan 2025Chelsea2–2Bournemouth
14 Sep 2024Bournemouth0–1Chelsea
19 May 2024Chelsea2–1Bournemouth

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

	Bournemouth	Chelsea
Scored per game	1.29	2.43
Conceded per game	1.86	1.86
Match goals	3.14	4.29
Over 1.5	86%	100%
Over 2.5	57%	86%
Over 3.5	43%	57%
Both teams scored	71%	71%
Clean sheets	14%	14%
Failed to score	14%	14%
Games	7	7

	Bournemouth	Chelsea
Scored per game	1.50	2.10
Conceded per game	1.50	1.70
Match goals	3.00	3.80
Over 1.5	90%	100%
Over 2.5	60%	80%
Over 3.5	30%	40%
Both teams scored	70%	80%
Clean sheets	20%	10%
Failed to score	10%	10%
Games	10	10

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

	Bournemouth	Chelsea	League
Corners
Corners won	4.71	5.86
Corners conceded	3.86	5.43
Match total	8.57	11.29	9.49
Over 8.5	29% 2/7	71% 5/7
Over 9.5	29% 2/7	71% 5/7
Over 10.5	29% 2/7	57% 4/7
Cards
Cards	3.00	1.86
Opponent cards	1.57	3.00
Match total	4.57	4.86	4.17
Over 3.5	71% 5/7	86% 6/7
Over 4.5	57% 4/7	57% 4/7

	Bournemouth	Chelsea	League
Corners
Corners won	4.60	4.80
Corners conceded	4.60	5.30
Match total	9.20	10.10	9.49
Over 8.5	50% 5/10	50% 5/10
Over 9.5	40% 4/10	50% 5/10
Over 10.5	30% 3/10	40% 4/10
Cards
Cards	2.80	2.60
Opponent cards	1.80	3.10
Match total	4.60	5.70	4.17
Over 3.5	70% 7/10	90% 9/10
Over 4.5	60% 6/10	70% 7/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.