Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Chelsea played against AFC Bournemouth in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 30, 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

Chelsea has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. AFC Bournemouth has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Chelsea scores 1.67 goals per game and allows 1.06. AFC Bournemouth scores 1.50 and allows 1.83. Games in this league average 2.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Chelsea's games and 61% of AFC Bournemouth's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 61%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Chelsea has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.61 per game. Chelsea takes 14.1 shots per game, while AFC Bournemouth takes 13.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Chelsea leads at halftime in 44% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. AFC Bournemouth leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Chelsea's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). For AFC Bournemouth, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.79 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

2 : 2
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

67Possession (%)33
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
17Shots17
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
3Shots on target6
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
2.07xG1.89
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
12Corners3
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
110Dangerous attacks56
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
5Fouls12
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1Cards1
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.67Goals scored / game1.5
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.06Goals allowed / game1.83
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
59%Average possession52%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
4.94Shots on target / game5.11
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.06Shots per game13.67
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
4.94Shots on target5.11
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
11.9%Shot conversion11%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
59%Possession52%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.63xG for1.61
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.18xG against1.44
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Shooting quality

Chelsea: DominantAFC Bournemouth: Balanced
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Chelsea is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Chelsea · 0.6 pts / game - AFC Bournemouth

Chelsea
LDWDL
Season result split
44% W28% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-5
1.61 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
AFC Bournemouth
LDDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
28% W39% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-6
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Chelsea is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.67 goals / game - Chelsea · 1.5 goals / game - AFC Bournemouth

Chelsea is 73% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.06 goals / game - Chelsea · 1.83 goals / game - AFC Bournemouth

Chelsea scoring profile: very strong

Chelsea scores in 89% of games (16 of 18 meczów), while AFC Bournemouth keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 meczów).

AFC Bournemouth scoring profile: strong

AFC Bournemouth scores in 78% of games (14 of 18 meczów), while Chelsea keeps a clean sheet in 44% (8 of 18 meczów).

30Goals scored (season)27
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
19Goals conceded (season)33
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
2.72Average goals per game3.33
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
6Goals scored (last 5)6
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
7Goals conceded (last 5)10
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal78%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
50%2 goals50%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
17%3 goals17%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
6%4 goals6%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal72%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
39%2 goals50%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
11%3 goals39%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
0%4 goals22%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time22%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
0%BTTS in both halves11%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
22%Scored in both halves22%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
60%BTTS - last 560%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time28%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Chelsea is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / game - Chelsea · 1.33 pts / game - AFC Bournemouth

Chelsea - half-time state
44% leading33% draw22% trailing
AFC Bournemouth - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per game (1st half)1.33
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.67
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.39
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
67%Clean sheet before half-time56%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
50%No goal before half-time50%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

After half-time (2nd half)

1.72Points per game (2nd half)0.94
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)1.11
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.94
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
61%Clean sheet after half-time33%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
39%No goal after half-time50%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Chelsea - second-half results

44% W39% D17% L
30
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

AFC Bournemouth - second-half results

17% W44% D39% L
24
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 28%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Chelsea - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.20
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.41.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
AFC Bournemouth - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.02.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Chelsea
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
6
3
31-45
9
1
46-60
4
3
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

AFC Bournemouth
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
7
31-45
2
6
46-60
5
4
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.03
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Chelsea

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

AFC Bournemouth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

ChelseaLigaAFC Bournemouth
Average goals per game 2.722.79 3.33
Both teams scored 56%53% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%56% 61%
Clean sheets 44%26% 28%
Goal before half-time 72%72% 72%
Goal after half-time 78%81% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AFC BournemouthGoalDavid Brooks
  2. AFC BournemouthGoalJustin Kluivert
  3. AFC BournemouthSubstitutionOn: Amine AdliOff: David Brooks
  4. AFC BournemouthSubstitutionOn: Enes ÜnalOff: Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa
  5. AFC BournemouthYellow cardMarcus Joseph Tavernier
  6. ChelseaSubstitutionOn: Andrey Nascimento dos SantosOff: Liam Delap
  7. AFC BournemouthSubstitutionOn: Adam James SmithOff: Justin Kluivert

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Samuel BarrottMatches officiated: 24
3.71Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins38%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Chelsea's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against AFC Bournemouth. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth?

The Premier League match finished Chelsea 2:2 AFC Bournemouth. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth?

Chelsea score 1.67 goals per game on average and AFC Bournemouth 1.50. The Premier League average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Chelsea's matches and 61% of AFC Bournemouth's.

What form are Chelsea and AFC Bournemouth in?

Over the last 5 games Chelsea have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and AFC Bournemouth 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.