FootyMAD's Chelsea match preview

Last updated : 14 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea fixture

Tottenham H. prepare to entertain Chelsea at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 62 games played, Spurs have recorded 23 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Hart Lane was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Spurs in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sun 19 SepChelsea0 - 0Tottenham H.PREM
2003/2004Sat 03 AprTottenham H.0-1ChelseaPREM
2003/2004Sat 13 SepChelsea4 - 2Tottenham H.PREM
2002/2003Sat 01 FebChelsea1 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2002/2003Sun 03 NovTottenham H.0 - 0ChelseaPREM
2001/2002Wed 13 MarChelsea4 - 0Tottenham H.PREM
2001/2002Sun 10 MarTottenham H.0 - 4ChelseaFAC

Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Spurs, with 6 goals against.

Chelsea's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.

Tottenham H.'s 33 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 55 points from the 22 games played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tottenham H.642015514
Chelsea65109116

FootyMad's prediction ...

Tottenham H. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Chelsea will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham H. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 10 matches.
Chelsea Undefeated in last 3 away games.
9 games since last defeat.