Chelsea - Tottenham Hotspur predictions and free betting tips [02/05/2024]

On Thursday 2 May, within the framework of the rescheduled match of the 26th round of the Premier League, Chelsea will host Tottenham on their home field. The players led by Mauricio Pochettino delivered a thrilling match against Aston Villa (2:2), whereas Spurs had a very unsuccessful first half in the North London derby and loss to Arsenal by a score of 2:3.

Predicted line-ups

Chelsea: Petrovic; Chalobah, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson.
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Richarlison. 

Stadium

The match will take place in London at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea

Chelsea currently sits in 9th place in the Premier League standings with a game in hand, trailing the top six by six points. The Blues still have a chance to salvage a disappointing season, securing a spot in the European cups. During the spring, the team demonstrated decent results, going eight rounds without defeat (4 wins and 4 draws), however, they then lost the derby to Arsenal with a score of 5:0. Last weekend Mauricio Pochettino's team shared points with Aston Villa (2:2): an own goal by Marc Cucurella and a classy shot by Morgan Rodgers allowed Unai Emery's team to gain a two-goal advantage, but, for only the fourth time in Premier League history, Chelsea averted defeat while trailing by two goals at the break thanks to shots from Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher.

Moreover, the Londoners could have taken all three points, but VAR intervened in the episode with the third goal and convinced the main referee to record a foul on Diego Carlos. The Blues won five and drew one of their last six home games, scoring at least twice in all of them; in terms of points gained on home territory, the capital's grandee ranks ninth overall (28 points in 16 meetings). 

Tottenham

Tottenham holds 5th place in the Premier League standings and, with 2 games in hand, is 7 points behind the top four teams. Thus, the Londoners retain a chance to participate in next season's Champions League. Regrettably, Spurs have recently slowed down and, having gone three rounds without defeat (2 wins and 1 draw), showed their worst side in the last two matches where they suffered heavy defeats. After losing 4:0 to Newcastle, Ange Postecoglou's team lost 2:3 to Arsenal in front of their home fans last weekend.

The Gunners scored thrice before half-time, so Romero and Son Heung Min's goals in the very end didn't influence the result. All in all, Tottenham can only boast two wins from their last ten away Premier League games, scoring just once in the last three while conceding eight goals. Therefore, regarding the amount of points gained away from home, the visitors rank fifth in the overall standings: 24 points in 16 matches, 31 goals scored, and 28 conceded. 

Head-to-head

Tottenham has only won once out of the last 33 matches at Stamford Bridge. The first-round duel of this campaign ended with a resounding victory for Chelsea with a score of 1:4.

Prediction for the Chelsea – Tottenham match

Tottenham's current away form does not generate much optimism for the fans; however, Spurs are battling for a finish in the Champions League top four and simply cannot afford to leave Stamford Bridge without any points. Chelsea, for its part, is eager to make up for their recent disappointments in front of the home crowd. I predict a draw.

Total prediction

Only in three out of the last ten meetings have these teams exchanged goals. This is an anomaly, as both teams preach an exclusively attacking style of football. We confidently bet on "both to score".

Corner prediction

Chelsea, with the support of their home stands, will play as the leading team, while the visitors will opt for a counter-attacking approach. Given this, it makes sense to bet on a victory for Chelsea in the corners.

Yellow cards prediction

All four previous London derbies between the teams featured at least five yellow cards - expect this trend to continue now.

Score prediction

I'll go for an exact score of 2:2.