Bournemouth AFC vs Chelsea
Bournemouth are still struggling to avoid the relegation zone welcoming the 28th week of the EPL. They will face a tough match against Chelsea which is planned to be invited Saturday (29/2) to Dean Court.
Bournemouth currently landed in 16th place with a difference of two points from the red zone. This condition occurs because they only won once this month, namely against Aston Villa (2-1), then lost consecutive to Sheffield Utd (2-1) and Burnley (3-0) last Saturday (22/2). They are still disappointed with the results of the last game for failing to score a goal, even though they have released 4 shots on target.
Meanwhile, Chelsea tried to forget the nightmare in the last 16 of UCL. They play on Wednesday (26/2) against Bayern Munich only to be made with a score of 0-3 through brace Serge Gnabry (51 ‘, 54’). Such a large margin would make it difficult for them to escape, especially if they performed at the Allianz Arena in the second game.
The defeat also marked the bad campaign of the Blues throughout February, now with two defeats, namely against Man Utd (0-2), one draw against Leicester City (2-2), and one win over Tottenham Hotspur (2-1). Luckily, they still did not move from position 4 with a difference of three numbers from the Red Devils below.
N’Golo Kante and Marco van Ginkel are still ruled out, while Callum Hudson-Odi, Tammy Abraham, and Christian Pulisic are in doubt. From the camp host, at least five players who have been confirmed lost to follow-up due to injury, the rest Jefferson Lerma trying to recover on time.
Apart from that problem, The Cherries tried to repeat the results of the first half of the season where they managed to steal the score 0-1 from Stamford Bridge, while last season held a 4-0 party at Dean Court. It will be difficult to achieve the same result due to a number of injured players and inconsistent trends this month, but they will continue to fight against Chelsea who both appear less convincing.
Our Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Odds: 2.00