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Chelsea v Bournemouth

41%Chelsea
26%Draw
33%Bournemouth

Chelsea, just.

Tested

Chelsea win about 41 times in 100. The other 59: a draw (26) or a Bournemouth win (33).

Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:25 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals60%
Both teams score63%
Expected goals1.6 v 1.5
Most likely score1-112% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Chelsea5-2-2-14-2-3-1Bournemouth

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots13.512.1
Shots on target4.44.5
Corners5.74.6
Fouls11.012.5
Yellow cards1.82.4

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Chelsea v Bournemouth changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowChelsea winDrawBournemouth win
Chelsea
Top 410%14%8%7%
Bottom 34%2%4%5%
Bournemouth
Top 49%7%8%13%
Bottom 34%5%4%2%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals95%
2 or more goals83%
3 or more goals60%
4 or more goals38%
5 or more goals20%

Exactly

0 goals5%
1 goal12%
2 goals23%
3 goals22%
4 goals18%
5 goals11%
6 or more goals10%

Goals by team

Tested
Chelsea: 1 or more81%
Chelsea: 2 or more49%
Chelsea: 3 or more23%
Bournemouth: 1 or more77%
Bournemouth: 2 or more43%
Bournemouth: 3 or more18%
Both teams score63%
At least one team does not score37%

Winning margin

Tested
Chelsea by 3 or more9%
Chelsea by 212%
Chelsea by 119%
Draw26%
Bournemouth by 117%
Bournemouth by 210%
Bournemouth by 3 or more6%

Result combinations

Tested
Chelsea win or draw67%
Either team wins (no draw)74%
Bournemouth win or draw59%

Clean sheets

Tested
Chelsea keep a clean sheet23%
Bournemouth keep a clean sheet19%
Chelsea win without conceding17%
Bournemouth win without conceding14%
No goals at all5%

The first goal

Model estimate
Chelsea score first50%
Bournemouth score first45%
No goals5%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1535%
Minutes 16-3023%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6010%
Minutes 61-756%
Minutes 76-90+4%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Chelsea goals down, Bournemouth goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
05.55.64.72.30.90.3
16.312.07.83.81.40.4
25.98.76.83.11.20.3
33.34.83.51.80.60.2
41.32.01.50.70.30.1
50.40.70.50.20.1·

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half74%
A goal in the second half82%
Chelsea ahead at half-time33%
Level at half-time39%
Bournemouth ahead at half-time28%
Chelsea win the second half35%
Second half level35%
Bournemouth win the second half30%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half45%
Same goals in both halves25%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Chelsea ahead at half-time, Chelsea win25%
Level at half-time, Chelsea win13%
Bournemouth ahead at half-time, Chelsea win3%
Chelsea ahead at half-time, draw6%
Level at half-time, draw15%
Bournemouth ahead at half-time, draw6%
Chelsea ahead at half-time, Bournemouth win3%
Level at half-time, Bournemouth win11%
Bournemouth ahead at half-time, Bournemouth win19%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
ChelseaBournemouth

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Chelsea
Chelsea: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
João Pedro7232%6%11%40%1.9
Cole Palmer8931%5%12%39%2.5
Morgan Rogers8919%2%17%32%2.1
Pedro Neto6911%<1%14%23%1.0
Romeo Lavia559%<1%5%14%0.6
Danny Welbeck bench178%<1%1%9%0.4
Reece James585%<1%9%13%0.8
Maxence Lacroix725%<1%4%9%0.5
Malo Gusto554%<1%6%10%0.3
Josh Acheampong bench443%<1%1%5%0.2
Valentín Barco bench223%<1%4%7%0.3
Levi Colwill692%<1%2%5%0.3
Wesley Fofana642%<1%3%4%0.3
Jorrel Hato bench542%<1%6%7%0.2
Pep Chavarría bench391%<1%4%5%0.2
Jordan Henderson bench181%<1%3%4%0.1
Emiliano Martinez72<1%<1%1%1%0.0
Robert Sánchez bench18<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Bournemouth
Bournemouth: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Evanilson8626%4%10%33%2.2
Marcus Tavernier8724%3%15%35%2.1
Rayan8920%2%14%31%2.0
Justin Kluivert6213%<1%8%20%1.2
Alex Scott9011%<1%7%17%1.4
António Silva9010%<1%3%13%0.7
Tyler Adams575%<1%5%9%0.4
Adrien Truffert904%<1%10%14%0.5
Ryan Christie bench194%<1%2%6%0.5
James Hill903%<1%8%10%0.5
Daniel Jebbison bench62%<1%<1%3%0.2
David Brooks bench72%<1%2%4%0.2
Lewis Cook bench352%<1%3%5%0.3
Adam Smith871%<1%6%7%0.2
Djordje Petrovic90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0