Tips for match Chelsea — AFC Bournemouth

On January 14, after the break in the Premier League, Chelsea and Bournemouth will play in the Cup matches. Chelsea have stalled a bit in recent games, but as the Londoners' coach said, "we are not in the race," so the top 4 is still a great result for them. And Bournemouth is showing their best season in many years, so we are in for an interesting and unpredictable match.

Chelsea have won only one victory in the English championship in the last 5 matches, the last time it was on December 15, 2024, in a match against Brentford with a score of 2-1. Moreover, 3 points were not very confidently received, Chelsea had 2.13 xG against 1.61 for Brentford. At the same time, it cannot be said that Chelsea have problems with physical fitness or tactics, it is just that Maresca's team is still looking for the optimal lineup and strategy for the matches. I am writing this forecast before the cup matches, but you shouldn't pay too much attention to them regardless of the result. All the top clubs in the Premier League will use rotation in the FA Cup anyway.

What is worth paying attention to is that Chelsea failed to score in only one of the last 10 matches. So if Enzo Fernandez and Palmer play well, then goals and assists will not be long in coming, so a goal from Chelsea will certainly be there. And even the crisis Chelsea of ​​the past seasons failed to score against Bournemouth only once in the last 5 face-to-face confrontations.

Bournemouth has now assembled a gang that is capable of fighting for the top 4, of course, but for the top 6 for sure. However, it is still a big question whether all the main players will remain in the team after the transfer window, and if not, I will add to this forecast. There is already a queue for Zabarny, and Kerkez and Kluivert are also of interest. So if the management wants not only to earn money here and now, but also to fight for European cups, which will also bring money to poor Bournemouth, then the players should be left at least until the summer. Something tells me that this is exactly what will happen, so we will start from the current main squad.

Bournemouth in the last 10 matches in all tournaments failed to score only 1 time, it was in the match with Crystal Palace, who simply closed up and set a goal to earn 1 point, which they did. And Chelsea still has instability in the defensive line, Cucurella can either show a great match or get too carried away with attacks. So everything indicates that in this match the bet on “Both Teams to Score - Yes” will take place.

Sportwars.net forecast for the match Chelsea - Bournemouth, 01/14/2025: Both Teams to Score - Yes, odds 1.52.