Chelsea have now dropped to 6th place in the Premier League with Manchester City and Newcastle both winning. Therefore, The Blues must defeat Tottenham in the latest match of round 30 to return to the top 4.
Luckily for coach Enzo Maresca, his Chelsea often play very well at home. Tottenham, meanwhile, played poor away from home and also lost to The Blues in terms of head-to-head record.
Before hosting Spurs, Chelsea had a streak of 4 consecutive wins in the Premier League at home, including 2 clean sheets. It must be admitted that those were just matches against Southampton and Leicester - two teams with a high possibility of relegation. However, Tottenham's away record this season is not much better than the two teams mentioned above.
Southampton and Leicester (12 and 10) are the only two teams to suffer more away defeats than Tottenham in this year's Premier League season (8 matches). We have to go back to 2008-09 to find the last campaign in which Spurs have lost more away games in the Premier League (11).
No team has earned less points in the London derbies in the Premier League this season than Tottenham's total of 10 points (equal to Brentford). A consolation for the "Roosters" when they have a better record than Chelsea in matches against the Big Six.
However, Tottenham have a poor record against Chelsea, both under their current and previous managers.
Chelsea are the only team Ange Postecoglou has faced in the Premier League without getting a single point. If Spurs continue to lose to their opponents, the Australian coach will set an unwanted record. That was to become the first Tottenham manager to lose his first four Premier League games against the Blues.
The match between the two teams in the Premier League last December at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ended with a 4-3 victory over Chelsea. Notably, Spurs took a 2-0 lead after just 17 minutes thanks to goals from Dominic Solanke and Kulusevski.
Jadon Sancho scored a goal in the first half, before Cole Palmer's double and Enzo Fernandez's goal helped Chelsea make an impressive comeback. Son Heung-min scored a consolation goal in extra time for the home team, but could not change the result of the match.
According to Opta's prediction, Chelsea have a 56.4% chance of winning all 3 points in this match. Spurs' win percentage is only 22.7%, with the remaining 20.9% being the scenario of the two teams sharing points.
Score prediction: Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham
The match between Chelsea and Tottenham takes place at 2:00 am on April 4 (Vietnam time).
