Tottenham v Chelsea Betting Preview – Premier League 4th January 8.00pm
Chelsea’s winning streak is really going to be on the line on Wednesday night when they travel to rivals Tottenham. The Blues have the chance to equal Arsenal’s record of 14 straight Premier League wins but if Chelsea were to win, they would be the first side to do it in a single top flight season, as Arsenal stretched theirs over two. Only four teams have ever won 14 league games on the bounce in English professional football and Chelsea will have a tough time taking on Spurs, who have put together a nice winning streak of their own and have hit some form. The Lilywhites lost at Stamford Bridge six weeks ago, will they gain revenge and ruin Chelsea’s shot at the record?
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Tottenham v Chelsea Betting Tips
Tottenham appeared to have Chelsea on the ropes when the two London clubs met at the back end of November in the Premier League, Spurs taking the lead in the match and totally dominating the first half of the game. However, thanks a brilliant second half, Chelsea fought back to land a 2-1 win. Spurs have failed to win any of their last four games against Chelsea now in all competitions but they have the home form that will threaten the Blues. During the entire 2016 calendar year, Spurs only suffered two league home losses and of course, they would love to spoil Chelsea’s shot at creating some history here. Spurs are going nicely with four consecutive Premier League wins on the bounce now and they have won five of their last six league matches since that loss against Chelsea. They are running on a four match winning streak at home as well and overall their home form this term reads W7 D2 L0.
So they are motoring at the moment and their scoring output is high at the moment too having fired off 16 goals in their last five games played in the top flight. However, they have struggled for wins over Chelsea and Spurs have taken just the one victory in their last 13 Premier League games against chelsea now with a W1 D7 L5 record in that sequence. The lone win during that sequence though happened when the two met at the turn of the new year in 2015. Harry Kane has form on London derby matches in the Premier League with 17 in his last 17. He has scored 10 goals in his last nine London derbies at White Hart Lane and he is a price of 11/8 in the Paddy Power anytime goalscorer market. This is the longest sequence of unbeaten home form from the start of a Premier League season that Spurs have ever put together. Over 2.5 goals in the game will return a price of 5/6 and that has happened in five of the last six Premier League meetings.
So Chelsea can create some history. A win here for them would see them equal both the Premier League and English top-flight record for successive wins (Arsenal – 14 wins between February 2002 and August 2002). There’s nothing to fault about Chelsea at the moment with a six match winning streak that they are on away from home at the moment and only once before have they gone better than that on the road, when back in 2009 they won seven away games on the bounce. Chelsea hold a W7 D1 L1 record overall this season on the road, but the one loss in that sequence happened in North London against Arsenal. That was the defeat which sparked Chelsea into life and they have won every league game since. Al but one of the last four wins Chelsea have recorded away from home this season in the Premier League have been by a 1-0 scoreline which is a 9/1 Paddy Power Correct Score punt. A 1-1 draw is the shorted priced option at 11/2.
Chelsea have won more Premier League games (26) and scored more Premier League goals (92) against Spurs than they have against any other opponent. So they generally fare well against the Lilywhites, but wins at White Hart Lane have dried up. The Blues haven’t won there since a 4-2 victory in October 2012 and have gone D2 L1 since then in their last three visits. There are much easier places they could have gone to to try and create some history. Diego Costa may have wanted to leave in the summer, but he has been in immense form and added another goal to his seasons’ tally against Stoke on Monday. Costa is a 5/4 option in the anytime goalscorer option with Eden Hazard at 7/4. The only occasion of a side winning more points from their first 19 games in a Premier League season than Chelsea this season (49) is Chelsea in 2005-06 (52). This is the first Premier League fixture ever to be played 50 times. It will be high intensity.
Tottenham v Chelsea Betting Odds
Tottenham 7/4, Chelsea 9/5, Draw 23/10
Tottenham v Chelsea Predictions
What a setup we have for this one. Can Chelsea get over the line and create themselves some hstory? This is going to be a tough ask of them, but they did claim that big away win at Man City to prove themselves on the road against top opposition. The Blues though haven’t won in their last three at the Lane and Spurs are going well enough at the moment to more than hold their own. Look for the draw in the match outright, Chelsea’s winnings streak may go, but their title challenge won’t.
