Tottenham vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th December 2024

Much more than mere points are at stake when Tottenham clash in a derby with rivals Chelsea in Premier League on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham are placed tenth with 20 points after 14 matches. Chelsea occupy a position as twoth in the league on 28 points.

Tottenham are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Chelsea but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Tottenham are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

Chelsea are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in ten goals, leaving an average of one per match. They fought their way to two clean sheets.

The Blues beat Tottenham twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 4-1, respectively.

Tottenham vs Chelsea Prediction

Tottenham Form

Two draws were the best Tottenham could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 2-2 with Roma, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Fulham. Their most recent match brought a 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth. Tottenham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded seven goals.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea first beat FC Heidenheim 0-2, then Aston Villa by 3-0 and finally Southampton by 1-5. Chelsea came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 13 and conceded five.

With the results that Chelsea have picked up lately, we favour them to grab another win, when going up against Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham fought their way to one wins and four points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Chelsea won three games, picked up 11 points, scored 11 and conceded eight goals in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. Tottenham have a record of six wins, two draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea are looking at eight wins, four draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Tottenham vs Chelsea Squads

Tottenham Squad

The 59-year-old coach of the home team, Ange Postecoglou, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alfie Whiteman (0/0), Brandon Austin (0/0), Fraser Forster (0/2), Guglielmo Vicario (0/12), Ben Davies (0/4), Cristian Romero (1/11), Destiny Udogie (0/14), Djed Spence (0/4), Micky van de Ven (0/8), Pedro Porro (2/14), Radu Dragusin (0/7), Sergio Reguilon (0/0), Archie Gray (0/7), Brennan Johnson (6/14), Dejan Kulusevski (2/14), James Maddison (5/14), Lucas Bergvall (0/8), Pape Sarr (0/14), Rodrigo Bentancur (1/10), Yves Bissouma (2/11), Dominic Solanke (4/11), Heung-Min Son (3/11), Mikey Moore (0/4), Richarlison (0/5), Timo Werner (0/11), Will Lankshear (0/1), Wilson Odobert (0/3).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager Maresca will pick his starting XI against Tottenham from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/1), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/13), Axel Disasi (1/3), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/3), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/13), Malo Gusto (0/11), Marc Cucurella (0/13), Reece James (0/4), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/5), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (9/14), Enzo Fernandez (2/13), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/5), Moises Caicedo (1/14), Noni Madueke (5/13), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/6), Romeo Lavia (0/8), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (2/13), Jadon Sancho (1/8), Joao Felix (1/8), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (8/13), Pedro Neto (1/12).

Tottenham vs Chelsea Team News

Tottenham could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Sunday. Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma can't be called up by the Tottenham-manager, with both serving a ban.

Tottenham vs Chelsea Lineups

Tottenham vs Chelsea H2H

The Blues got the better of The Lilywhites in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 4-1, respectively. In total, they have played seven matches in past seasons with Chelsea running away with most of the points. They won five encounters, with Tottenham stealing all 3 points in one match. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Chelsea to win this match at best price odds of 11/10.

Tottenham vs Chelsea Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Chelsea come visiting Tottenham. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 9/4 with the bookies.

Tottenham vs Chelsea Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Cole Palmer has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Sunday, it is because The Blues bank on him to build on these numbers against Tottenham. The latter relies on James Maddison, who found the target three times in six games.

Tottenham claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Chelsea won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Tottenham on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Chelsea''s last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Tottenham managed an average of 0.6 goals, with Chelsea averaging 1.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Tottenham, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Chelsea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.8 times goals per game themselves.