Ahead of the crucial London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, at Stamford Bridge, we`ve delved into the wonderful world of statistics to get an indication of how the history and form books suggest this game might end.
Cast your eyes over this wealth of useful information and enjoy!
? Chelsea DON`T lose at home to Tottenham, the last 27 league games played against our rivals at Stamford Bridge have produced 18 wins and 9 draws.
? Tottenham have come close to winning at Stamford Bridge on the last 2 occasions they`ve played Chelsea there. In the 2015 / 2016 season they led 2-0 before Chelsea dragged the game back to finish 2-2 and in 2016 / 2017 they led 1-0 before losing 2-1.
? Chelsea enter this game not in the best of form, the last 6 Premier League fixtures have yielded 4 defeats and 2 wins.
? Tottenham, on the other hand, enter this fixture as the only Premier League team to remain unbeaten in 2018, with a record of 7 wins and 3 draws from 10 games.
? When it comes to playing fixtures against the other top-six clubs, Chelsea`s record isn`t good, 8 games this season have produced 2 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws. However, continuing on a similar theme, Mauricio Pchettino, in 19 away fixtures against the other top-six sides has a record that reads 1 win, 7 draws and 11 losses from 19 games.
Based on the above selection of statistics, would anyone care to predict the score this Sunday?
Please feel free to drop your prediction into the comments facility beneath this article.
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