Tottenham vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 24/02/2023, 15:37  by Daniel Ngulu in Premier League Predictions

Tottenham Hotspur have the chance to strengthen their hold of fourth place when they play host to Chelsea in their next game in the Premier League on Sunday. Going into this game, Spurs have 42 points in fourth place while Chelsea have 31 points in 10th place. Former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is back on the touchline for Spurs after surgery and will be targeting a win in this London derby meeting. Spurs are coming from one derby, beating West Ham United 2-0 to recover from two straight defeats and will be confident going into this one. In their last five matches, they have posted three clean sheets and only failed to score in one game. Three of the North London side’s last five matches have produced under 2.5 goals, and they’ve conceded more than a goal in just one of the five matches. It hasn’t been entirely comfortable at home in the league for Spurs, but they approach this game with a lot of improvement lately. They beat Manchester City and West Ham United at home in their most recent games there, to make it six wins in 10 league games at home.

Chelsea are having a nightmare season. With the quality in the team, the Blues should be contesting for the title but they are closer to the relegation battle than the title challenge. They are 11 points below the top four and even Champions League football next year isn’t a guarantee. It is their form coming into this game that’s really a concern. The West London side has no win in the last five matches following the 1-0 loss against bottom placed Southampton in the last game. That was the fourth time in five that they failed to score, and they’ve managed just one goal in the last five games – in a 1-1 draw with West Ham United. In 10 matches played in 2023, Chelsea have managed just one win and they have two in the last 15 matches. They are without a win in the last nine away matches, losing six.