Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Chelsea: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. AFC Bournemouth: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Chelsea scores 1.67 and concedes 1.06 goals per match. AFC Bournemouth scores 1.50 and concedes 1.83. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Chelsea 56%, AFC Bournemouth 61%. Over 2.5: Chelsea 61%, AFC Bournemouth 61%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Chelsea has higher xG: 1.63 vs 1.61. Chelsea: 14.1 shots per match, AFC Bournemouth: 13.7.

Match halves

Chelsea: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 1.00. AFC Bournemouth: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Chelsea: 46-60 (9 goals). AFC Bournemouth: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

2 : 2
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.67Goals scored / match1.5
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
1.06Goals conceded / match1.83
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
59%Average possession52%
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
4.94Shots on target / match5.11
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.06Shots per match13.67
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Chelsea
LDWDL
Season result split
44% W28% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-5
1.61 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWDWL
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
28% W39% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-6
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Chelsea is 73% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Chelsea scoring profile: very strong

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

AFC Bournemouth scoring profile: strong

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

30Goals scored (season)27
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
19Goals conceded (season)33
ChelseaAFC Bournemouth
2.72Average goals in match3.33
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Chelsea · 1.33 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 44% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 28%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Chelsea - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.41.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.02.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.03
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Chelsea 0 - 1 - 0 AFC Bournemouth. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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.