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Fixture details

VenueStamford Bridge, London
Referee TBC
StatusNot Started
Referees are typically only confirmed a few days before kickoff.

Recent form

CHE WWLDL
BOU LDDDL
Last 5 league results · 47% vs 20% of points taken

Head to head

Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth
11
Chelsea wins
5
Draws
3
AFC Bournemouth wins
From 20 meetings on record

Goals scored (avg)

Model's expected goals (λ) for this fixture, adjusted for attack/defence/form/h2h/injuries
2.05
Chelsea
1.48
AFC Bournemouth
Prediction
Predicted score
Our Poisson model weighs each team's attack and defence ratings (blended with last season's early on), head-to-head history and injuries to calculate the most likely outcome.
Chelsea
2 1
AFC Bournemouth
Model's expected scoreline · 9.1% probability of this exact score
PROVISIONAL This prediction locks on 09 Oct, 14:00 UTC, 24 hours before kickoff, using the latest data.
Outcome certainty
50.7%
Medium
ScorelineProbability
Chelsea 2-1 AFC Bournemouth 9.1%
Chelsea 1-1 AFC Bournemouth 8.9%
Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth 6.8%
Chelsea 1-2 AFC Bournemouth 6.6%
Chelsea 3-1 AFC Bournemouth 6.2%

Key factors in prediction

Statistics baseline: 2026 season
Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth
Attack strength
1.11 / 1.02
Defence strength
0.8 / 0.92
Form factor (off)
1.0 / 1.0
Head-to-head
1.05 / 0.95
Injury factor
1.06 / 0.94
Weather (preview)
– / –

API-Football's own prediction

Reference only — not used by our model
Home45%
Draw45%
Away10%
AdviceCombo Double chance : Chelsea or draw and +1.5 goals
Their engine hits the same matchday-1 zero-current-season-data gap our model works around by falling back to last season — treat this as a low-confidence data point, not a benchmark.

Win probability

Chelsea win51%
Draw21%
AFC Bournemouth win28%

Odds comparison — 1x2

34 bookmakers · 34 offering 1x2 odds · market overround 6.49%
OutcomeModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Chelsea 50.7% 52.6% -1.9% —
Draw 21.3% 23.1% -1.8% —
AFC Bournemouth 27.9% 24.3% 3.6% VALUE

Betting value

Value bet
AFC Bournemouth
Odds 3.86
Our odds3.58
Bookmaker avg.3.86
Edge+4.0%

Odds comparison — total goals

Line 2.5 · 3 bookmakers · avg odds Over 1.42 / Under 2.8
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 2.5 68.4% 66.3% 2.1% —
Under 2.5 31.5% 33.7% -2.2% —
Line 3.25 · 1 bookmakers · avg odds Over 1.91 / Under 1.93
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 3.25 47.0% 50.3% -3.3% OVERPRICED
Under 3.25 53.0% 49.7% 3.3% VALUE
Line 3.5 · 11 bookmakers · avg odds Over 2.08 / Under 1.71
SideModelMarketEdgeVerdict
Over 3.5 47.0% 45.1% 1.8% —
Under 3.5 53.0% 54.9% -1.9% —

Injuries

PlayerTeamReason
M. CaicedoChelseaInjury
E. EmeghaChelseaInjury
J. HendersonChelseaWrist Injury
M. PalestraChelseaInjury
Joao PedroChelseaInjury
A. AdliBournemouthCalf Injury
J. AraujoBournemouthThigh Injury
E. J. KroupiBournemouthFoot Injury
V. MilosavljevicBournemouthInjury
J. KluivertBournemouthMuscle Injury
M. AaronsBournemouthOff the roster
F. ForsterBournemouthOff the roster
D. JebbisonBournemouthOff the roster
J. SanchezBournemouthOff the roster

Weather conditions

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Confirmed lineups

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Live match stats

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Result

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The match hasn't been played yet. This card will show the final score once the match finishes. Expected: 2026-10-10T14:00:00Z kickoff, plus ~2 hours.
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