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Premier League · Matchweek 6

Chelsea

CHE

AFC Bournemouth

AFC

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Chelsea44%
Draw24%
Bournemouth32%

Expected goals

1.80 – 1.53

Over 2.5

63%

Both to score

66%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1110.2%
  • 218.8%
  • 127.4%
  • 107.0%
  • 226.9%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

47%Possession53%
46%Territory41%
24%From set plays30%
0.09Chance quality0.10
5.2%Directness5.2%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Chelsea, 3 for Bournemouth. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 26 of 40 matches, not the full season.