Chelsea v Bournemouth Betting Tips – EFL Cup, 19th December 7.45pm
Chelsea will be looking to make the most of home advantage in this all-Premier League quarter-final tie in the EFL Cup. They collected a league win at the Bridge over the Cherries back at the start of September. Chelsea also beat Bournemouth in the quarter finals of last season’s EFL Cup. Bournemouth continues their search to turn around their slump in form and this isn’t an easy trip to London for them. Read our predictions for Chelsea v Bournemouth.
Chelsea v Bournemouth Betting Odds*
Chelsea 1/3
Draw 9/2
Bournemouth 10/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 16th, 2018 at 3.44 p.m.)
Table of Contents
Chelsea News and Form
This is a repeat of last season’s quarter-final which Chelsea won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
The Blues earned a 2-1 league win at Brighton on the weekend
They have picked up just the one clean sheet in their last four games
Chelsea have not been beaten at Stamford Bridge this season
In all competitions, the Blues are W10 D3 in home games this term
Chelsea have scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight at the Bridge
The Blues have not conceded in any of their last four home games
Chelsea opened their EFL Cup campaign with a 2-1 win at Liverpool
They followed up with a 3-2 home win over Derby
The Blues are W3 D1 L1 in their last six games in all competitions
Five of their last seven games have gone above 2.5 goals
The Blues have only failed to score in one home fixture this season
That was a 0-0 Premier League draw against Everton back in November
The Blues lost to Arsenal in last season’s EFL Cup semi-finals
Chelsea v Bournemouth Head to Head
Chelsea won 2-0 at home against Bournemouth in a Septembre EPL meeting
They met at the Bridge in last season’s EFL Cup, Chelsea taking a 2-1 win
The Blues have won six of the last seven classes (L1)
Bournemouth have conceded at least two goals in five of their last seven against Chelsea
Bournemouth News and Form
The Cherries lost 2-0 at Wolves on the weekend in the Premier League
That is a shocking W1 L6 record in their last seven games in all options
Bournemouth are on a three-match losing streak away from home
Overall on their travels this season the Cherries are W3 L5
Bournemouth have conceded at least two goals in each of their last three road games
Their EFL Cup campaign started with a 3-0 home win over the MK Dons
They then followed that up with home wins over Blackburn and Norwich
Dan Gosling got their consolation at Stamford Bridge in last season’s EFL Cup quarter-final loss
The Cherries have only failed to score in two of their last nine games
Bournemouth have scored in four of their last five road games
Both teams have scored in just two of Bournemouth’s last seven road games
Chelsea v Bournemouth Tips & Odds
Chelsea to win & both teams to score 15/8
Over 2.5 goals 4/7
* (betting odds taken from bet365 on December 17th, 2018 at 1:22 pm)
Chelsea v Bournemouth Predictions
Chelsea to win: This may be a good open scrap, but the winning form of the Cherries just is not there at the moment. Chelsea are unbeaten on home soil this season and we are predicting that remains the case here. Chelsea to win & both teams to score.
