Bournemouth v Chelsea

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Bournemouth headed into the international break on the back of an encouraging 3-2 win away from home at early strugglers, Everton, despite being two goals down, while Chelsea picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at home with Crystal Palace, so both sides will fancy their chances of adding to their points tally at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday night.

After having had to endure a three-match losing streak to finish last season's Premier League campaign in miserable fashion, losing to the likes of Arsenal, Brentford and Chelsea, the latter being a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge, The Cherries have produced a promising start to this new top flight season.

The south coast club still remain unbeaten after their opening three league matches as Andoni Iraola's side have picked up points in draws with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United along with the aforementioned comeback win against Everton away at Goodison Park.

The bigger picture shows Bournemouth have actually lost just five of their previous 16 league matches in the English top flight along with collecting seven wins in the process, so the hosts will be in confident mood that they can get something from this upcoming fixture on Saturday night.

However, Bournemouth have managed to capture just four wins in their last 11 home games in the domestic top flight.

Chelsea seem to be recovering from their 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City on the opening day of this new Premier League season as The Blues have picked up four points from their subsequent two league matches with a win and a draw to their name.

An emphatic 6-2 win away from home at Wolves was followed by a point gained in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge against Crystal Palace but the bigger picture will certainly give Chelsea a lot of confidence and belief that they can leave the south coast with all three points in the bag.

The London club have suffered just two defeats in their last 18 matches overall in the Premier League which is indeed an encouraging sequence of results and having also picked up 10 wins within this period as well, Enzo Maresca and his side will be eyeing off all three points here as The Blues look to lift themselves up into the top half of the Premier League table.

Results away from home have also been encouraging as Chelsea have been dealt just one loss in their last nine outings on the road which also includes winning their last three away games on the trot.

Bournemouth v Chelsea Verdict

Chelsea are unbeaten in each of the last six meetings against Bournemouth, picking up four wins in the process so the visitors look the more likely here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Chelsea win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & Under 3.5 goals @ 3.60

Correct Score: Chelsea 2-0 @ 15.00