One of the most anticipated games for Sunday, when Tottenham will meet Chelsea at home.
Here are the positions both teams come from, before the London derby. Chelsea are currently third with 30 points in 16 games, an away record of W2 D2 L3, scoring 12 goals and conceding 7. In the last 3 away games, the team picked up only 1 point and scored only 1 goal.
If we scroll even a bit further we will see that Chelsea has only 1 win in 6 away games and has failed to score in 4 of those.
Tottenham is currently 5th with 26 points in 16 games, a home record of W4 D3 L1, scoring 13 goals here and conceding 8. Since 2005 the team hasn’t lost a derby against Chelsea at home, recording 3 victories and 1 draw in the last 4 games.
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Sadly for the Spurs, Van der Vaart wasn’t able to recover yet for his hamstring injury and will miss this game.Younes Kaboul is probably ready to play, although he just started training, while Luka Modric returned after having the flu.
Three of the last 4 matches here between both teams ended with a score Over 2.5 Goals. This bet is priced at 1.90 for the game on Sunday.
Only one team has been able to win a game on White Hart Lane in 19 Premier League games. Surprisingly enough, the two teams that have won their games here lately have been in the bottom of the table (Wigan and Wolverhampton). Chelsea are currently on their worst streak since Abramovic took over the club.
It’s a 3-way game, it’s a derby any of the teams can grab the victory here. The odds are pretty close as well, Tottenham to win @ 2.80, versus Chelsea to win @ 2.60. The draw is priced at 3.20.
Your safety bet here would probably be that Both Teams Will Score, priced @ 1.61.
Judging by the last 4 games of both teams, as well as Frank Lampard missing for Chelsea again my favorite for this game is Tottenham. Yes, Van der Vaart will be missing, but Redknapp has good enough players to pull off a victory here, also Jermaine Defoe is back. Chelsea is in a lot of trouble, and would have to go through very hard games, starting with this one, the a home game against Manchester United, and a visit against Arsenal. Seems like all changed when Ray Wilkins was released as Ancelotti’s assistant. Whether this is the real reason why Chelsea has done so poorly in the recent weeks, I can only speculate.
Recommended Bet:
Tottenham to win @ 2.80 (Bet365)
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