Premier League · 2023

Chelsea 2–1 Bournemouth · Premier League

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2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 2–1.

Shots
1622
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
1.142.22
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2–1. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Bournemouth): shots 16–22, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 1.14–2.22, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Chelsea's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Chelsea's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.03 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.8 goals/match2.03 goals/match1.49 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Chelsea.

3.84 days ▲Rest daysChelsea · Bournemouth8.04 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricChelseaBournemouthBaseline
Rest days3.84 days8.04 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Chelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.9% ●PossessionChelsea · Bournemouth44.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricChelseaBournemouthBaseline
Possession58.9%44.1%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots22 shotsChelsea 16 shots, Bournemouth 22 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsChelsea 6 shots, Bournemouth 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.14 xG2.22 xGChelsea 1.14 xG, Bournemouth 2.22 xG
  • Possession61%39%Chelsea 61%, Bournemouth 39%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersChelsea 6 corners, Bournemouth 5 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls9 foulsChelsea 5 fouls, Bournemouth 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Chelsea
1Draws
0Bournemouth
Bournemouth — Chelsea · Premier League0–0
Bournemouth — Chelsea · Premier League1–3
Chelsea — Bournemouth · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Chelsea favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Bournemouth in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Chelsea38 matchesBournemouth38 matches
2.03 goals/match ▲Goals scored38/381.42 goals/match
1.66 goals/match ▲Goals allowed38/381.76 goals/match
1.98 xG/match ▲Expected goals38/381.49 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots38/3814.3 shots/match
5.66 shots/match ▲Shots on target38/384.87 shots/match
58.9% ●Possession38/3844.1%
5.32 corners/matchCorners38/38● 6.18 corners/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls38/3813.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples38 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 19 May 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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