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The breakdown · Saturday 24 October, 17:30

Chelsea's attack should be too much for Tottenham

We call Chelsea win, 2–1, with a 57% chance. Here is everything that went into it.

Home
Chelsea
4th · 13 pts
Our call · confidence: strong
2–1
Home win
Away
Tottenham
16th · 6 pts

Us against the market

Our model
57%
24%
19%

No bookmaker odds for this game yet.

Chelsea winDrawTottenham win

Most likely scores

1–1
11%
2–1
10%
2–0
9%
1–0
8%
3–1
7%
How we got to 57%
We start from an average home side against an average visitor, then add or take away for each factor. Hover a bar for the detail.
Pushes towards our call Pushes against it Starting point
Average home side v average visitor
40%
Chelsea's attack
+11
Tottenham's defence
+10
Chelsea's defence
−6
Tottenham's attack
+2
Tottenham team news
+2
Chelsea team news
−2
Our call: Chelsea win
58%
0%35%70%

The reasons

1 · Chances created and allowed

Chelsea are leaking chances at home

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of chances. Over their last 5 home games Chelsea created 1.9 and allowed 1.9 a game. Over their last 5 away games Tottenham created 1.5 and allowed 1.5.

xG per game, last 5 at this venue
Chelsea created (home)
1.9
Chelsea allowed (home)
1.9
Tottenham created (away)
1.5
Tottenham allowed (away)
1.5
2 · Team news

Chelsea without Martinez

Chelsea: Martinez (injured), James (injured), Chavarria (doubtful, 75% to play), Gusto (doubtful, 75% to play). Tottenham: Sávio (injured), Robertson (doubtful, 75% to play), Marmoush (doubtful, 75% to play), Bentancur (suspended).

PlayerStatusImpact
Chelsea MartinezInjuredMedium
Chelsea JamesInjuredMedium
Chelsea ChavarriaDoubtful, 75% to playSmall
Chelsea GustoDoubtful, 75% to playSmall
Tottenham SávioInjuredMedium
Tottenham RobertsonDoubtful, 75% to playSmall
3 · Form

Chelsea arrive in better form

Last five league games: Chelsea took 7 points, Tottenham took 6.

Chelsea
LDLWW
Tottenham
DDLDW
Last 5 league games, most recent on the right
4 · Results vs performance

Chelsea's results flatter them by 5 points

Chelsea have 17 points from their last 10 league games, but their chances were worth 12. Tottenham have 10, from chances worth 14. We rate teams on their chances, so Chelsea get less credit than their results.

5 · Head to head

Tight when they meet

All of the last 4 meetings were drawn or won by one goal. Past meetings count for little in the model.

  • May 2026Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
  • Nov 2025Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
  • Apr 2025Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham
  • Dec 2024Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea

What would change our mind

The biggest single factor is Chelsea's attack. If Chelsea's attack were only average, the home win chance would drop to 46%.

Verdict

Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham, home win, strong