English Premier League: Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur Preview, Odds and Prediction

Both Chelsea and Tottenham are in a difficult situation before the start of English Premier League’s Week 27. The Blues are playing badly in the recent few rounds, and they have a difficult schedule coming up. Meanwhile, Spurs are without their two top strikers, and they too have tough challenges ahead of them. In the meantime, the battle for the Champions League is heating up, as now the top five places lead to this competition. At the moment, Chelsea is 4th and Tottenham 5th. Enough said.

Preview

Chelsea (-138) comes into this one as a favorite, but we wouldn’t say that it is the sure thing. The Blues have their problems as they simply can’t get over the recent struggles. Frank Lampard’s team has four Premier League matches in a row in which they failed to win. During that time, Chelsea had two draws and two losses, including the one against Manchester United on the previous Monday. It was 0-2 at Stamford, and a slap in the face for the Blues who also entered that meeting as solid favorites. Four of the latest five games at home Chelsea played saw only one team netting. Scoring is very problematic for Lampard’s unit, and their woes in the attack are emphasized with the lack of the proper replacement for Tammy Abraham.

Tottenham (+350) is pretty damaged before this clash. Mourinho’s attack is without Son, who was covering up the absence of Harry Kane, and it is highly questionable whether these two have adequate replacements. Steven Bergwijn’s arrival isn’t very comforting for the Spurs fans, who still believe that the team had to bring a better player during the transfer window. Tottenham had seven matches without a loss until Wednesday’s defeat in the Champions League to Red Bull Leipzig, 0-1. Against the Germans, it was obvious that they have multiple issues in their game, and Dele Alli’s frustration after being replaced tells everything. Until beating Aston Villa last weekend away from home, this team had just one win in eight road trips. Four matches that preceded this clash all saw Under 2.5 goals.

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Tammy Abraham’s status is what concerns all the people in Chelsea’s organization. The young striker is still questionable. N’golo Kante is also under a question mark, but chances for him skipping this one are bigger than for playing. Centre-back Christensen is doubtful due to a broken nose, while Christian Pulisic should be in the protocol, same as Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi.

As for the guests, Kane and Son are out, and Moussa Sissoko also.

Head to head matches

The last three meetings ended in Chelsea’s favor, each time beating the Spurs with two goals scored. Meanwhile, coming to Stamford Bridge is a nightmare for Tottenham, who has just one win here since 1998.

Prediction

We are going with Under 2.5 goals for this match, because of Tottenham, who will most likely defend here. Mourinho will prepare conservative tactics because he is aware that Tottenham can’t play open against Chelsea, who, regardless of the looks, has a bigger offensive potential than the Spurs right now. Because of it, our recommendation is to focus on low efficiency, and the best pick is above-mentioned. Odds on that are -125.

Pick: Under 2.5 goals -125