Tottenham host Chelsea in the English Premier League on Thursday night and we take a look at the game from a betting angle.
Tottenham have slipped to 6th on the table after back-to-back defeats away at Brighton and at home to Liverpool. The loss to Brighton was particularly disappointing as Brighton totally outplayed Tottenham on Sunday night eventually winning 1-0, but the score line could have been bigger.
Tottenham have played 10 home matches this season winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3, but 2 of those losses have come in their last 4 home games. Digging a bit deeper and having a look at goals in Tottenham home games we see that they are averaging 2.7 goals a game and 40% of the matches would have seen you collect profits had you been backing over 2.5 goals.
Chelsea are 7th on the table, level on points with Tottenham, but behind on goal difference and with Tottenham having played a game less. Chelsea have played 10 matches on the road this season winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 4, but those 4 losses have all come in their last 5 away games.
Chelsea matches on the road have averaged 2.6 goals each and had you been backing under 2.5 goals you would have collected a profit in 50% of the games.
These sides played to a goalless draw when they met at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season and last season Chelsea did the double over Tottenham and won this fixture 2-0.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Tottenham 5/2
Draw 49/20
Chelsea 23/20
Suggested Bet: Chelsea win at 23/20
Tottenham seem to be lost without Harry Kane and the way they played against Brighton on Sunday and the fact that Chelsea looked to have turned the corner means I am going to be on the away team here.
Another bet I quite like here is Total Goals Aggregated, 2-3 goals at 9/10. This could have arrived in 3 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings between the sides.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
