Bournemouth is coming into this match with no recent trend to the over in their matches to start the season. They have gone under 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches, but they are coming off of a 3-2 win in their last match just prior to the break. That was their 1st match this season to go over 2.5 goals, the match having 5 goals total, and that match was also a huge boost for Bournemouth as they were down 2-0 to Everton and came back to win 3-2 so they are going to be overflowing with confidence in this match back at home. Bournemouth has been building a very good young team for years which was starting to show near the end of last season, now they will be trying to take a step forward with the quality they have. They are going up against a Chelsea side that has been playing in higher scoring matches recently. They have gone over 2.5 goals in 2 of their last 3 matches, but only 1 of those went over 3.5 goals. Their defense has struggled to keep teams out of their net as they have allowed at least 2 goals in 2 of their last 3 as well as 3 of their last 5 matches, and they have not kept a clean sheet in each of their last 3. Their attack has been consistent as they have scored in 4 straight matches, and they are coming off of a match which both teams scored in. Their away matches have also been higher in scoring as their last away match was a 2-1 loss to Servette in the Conference League while their only away match in the Premier League was a 6-2 win against Wolverhampton, a match that they conceded 2 straight times in right after taking a lead. Bournemouth has a lot of quality in their squad now and a very good attack that Chelsea is not going to keep out here away from home, but Bournemouth has also struggled on defense and Chelsea will be pushing their attack to earn 3 points here. Between these two sides, there will be enough goals in this match to push it over 3.5 goals.
England Premier League: Bournemouth/Chelsea over 3.5 goals, Rot. 200149