Chelsea match preview

Last updated : 12 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

Tottenham face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Spurs have won 19 of the 56 games compared to the host's 26 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 01 FebChelsea1 - 1TottenhamPREM
2002/2003Sun 03 NovTottenham0 - 0ChelseaPREM
2001/2002Wed 13 MarChelsea4 - 0TottenhamPREM
2001/2002Sun 10 MarTottenham0 - 4ChelseaFAC
2001/2002Wed 23 JanTottenham5 - 1ChelseaLC
2001/2002Wed 09 JanChelsea2 - 1TottenhamLC
2001/2002Sun 16 SepTottenham2 - 3ChelseaPREM

Recent respective form guides

Chelsea 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 14 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Chelsea, Tottenham are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Spurs have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Chelsea find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 7 points they have accumulated from 3 games. Tottenham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chelsea651013516
Tottenham61143144

FootyMad's prediction ...

Spurs are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chelsea. Home win

Sequence statistics:
ChelseaUnbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
TottenhamNot won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.