FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea fixture

Chelsea face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 71 games played, Blues have recorded 25 wins, and Tottenham Hotspur have come away with 26 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Hart Lane was less than a year ago, in December 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 15 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 5 Chelsea F.A. Cup
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Chelsea 0 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League
2011/2012 Thu 22 Dec Tottenham H. 1-1 Chelsea Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Chelsea 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 12 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Chelsea Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Chelsea Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 20 Sep Chelsea 3 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Spurs in those games, with 3 conceded.

The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 14 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Chelsea are leading the way in the Barclays Premier League, with their 7 games giving them a return of 19 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tottenham Hotspur 6 4 2 0 11 4 14
Chelsea 6 5 1 0 19 4 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Tottenham Hotspur, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tottenham Hotspur Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Chelsea Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 5 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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