Open game expected at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Tottenham Hotspur have their presumed home advantage while Chelsea are ahead 3 points in the Premier League table.

It's no vacation for neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Chelsea as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Tottenham Hotspur form and stats

Tottenham Hotspur are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.

Tottenham Hotspur's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Chelsea (placed 4th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers and winning 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Tottenham Hotspur perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tottenham Hotspur as a small favourite), we find four games. Tottenham Hotspur has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager José Mourinho has got the team scoring with 19 from 8 home games in the league. Tottenham Hotspur have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chelsea form and stats

5 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Chelsea playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Chelsea, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Tottenham Hotspur (placed 7th) in the Premier League last time out. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against AFC Bournemouth.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chelsea playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were 2 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Chelsea are a potent attacking force on the road with their 20 goals in 8 league games. For Chelsea, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tottenham Hotspur won 4 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Chelsea has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

ChelseaT. Abraham
T. Abraham
11 goals
Tottenham HotspurH. Kane
H. Kane
9 goals
Tottenham HotspurD. Alli
D. Alli
5 goals

Tottenham Hotspur missing players

Chelsea missing players

Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 1 Played P 2 9 18
7 5 0 Won W 1 6 10
5 2 1 Drew D 0 0 2
6 2 0 Lost L 1 3 6
32 19 1 Scored S 4 22 33
26 9 1 Conceded C 6 17 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
72% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 89% 61%
39% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 39%
17% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 44% 22%
72% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 78% 61%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 22%
17% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 17%
 
4.6 5.8 4 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 5.1 6.1
5.7 3.9 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 3.4 3.2
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.8 1.7
3 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
219 133 17 Total Shots T S 34 138 301
82 38 4 Shots on Target S O 14 54 105
39% 50% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 41% 31%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Chelsea's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tottenham Hotspur has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
  • Tottenham Hotspur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tottenham Hotspur have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tottenham Hotspur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 17 16 1 0 42 14 9 9 0 0 26 9 8 7 1 0 16 5 28 49
2 Leicester City 18 12 3 3 41 14 9 7 2 0 19 5 9 5 1 3 22 9 27 39
3 Manchester City 18 12 2 4 50 20 9 6 1 2 25 9 9 6 1 2 25 11 30 38
4 Chelsea 17 9 2 6 31 25 9 4 2 3 11 8 8 5 0 3 20 17 6 29
5 Sheffield United 18 7 7 4 22 16 9 4 1 4 11 9 9 3 6 0 11 7 6 28
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 6 9 3 26 22 9 3 4 2 13 12 9 3 5 1 13 10 4 27
7 Tottenham Hotspur 17 7 5 5 32 24 8 5 2 1 19 7 9 2 3 4 13 17 8 26
8 Manchester United 17 6 7 4 26 20 9 4 4 1 16 9 8 2 3 3 10 11 6 25
9 Newcastle United 18 7 4 7 18 24 9 4 4 1 10 7 9 3 0 6 8 17 -6 25
10 Burnley 18 7 3 8 23 29 9 5 0 4 13 13 9 2 3 4 10 16 -6 24
11 Arsenal 18 5 8 5 24 27 9 3 4 2 14 15 9 2 4 3 10 12 -3 23
12 Crystal Palace 18 6 5 7 15 20 9 3 3 3 7 8 9 3 2 4 8 12 -5 23
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 5 5 8 21 26 9 3 3 3 12 11 9 2 2 5 9 15 -5 20
14 AFC Bournemouth 18 5 4 9 19 25 9 2 3 4 9 13 9 3 1 5 10 12 -6 19
15 Everton 18 5 4 9 20 29 9 4 2 3 11 11 9 1 2 6 9 18 -9 19
16 West Ham United 17 5 4 8 19 28 8 2 1 5 11 17 9 3 3 3 8 11 -9 19
17 Southampton 18 5 3 10 21 37 9 2 1 6 9 24 9 3 2 4 12 13 -16 18
18 Aston Villa 18 4 3 11 24 33 9 3 2 4 12 14 9 1 1 7 12 19 -9 15
19 Norwich City 18 3 3 12 19 37 9 2 1 6 14 22 9 1 2 6 5 15 -18 12
20 Watford 17 1 6 10 9 32 8 0 4 4 4 13 9 1 2 6 5 19 -23 9

Read more about Premier League

The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.