EFL Cup – Tottenham vs Chelsea: Betting Preview

Tottenham will host Chelsea in this Carabao Cup second leg of the semifinal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night. Antonio Conte’s side will enter this encounter in the hope to turn the tables around following their 2-0 defeat in the first leg.

The Blues are far from secure yet, but surely fancy their chances to hold on to a clean sheet this evening. Although they have conceded a few goals in their recent games, the visiting side appear confident enough to lift the silverware this season. Spurs, however, have struggled throughout the campaign but will try their best to salvage something tonight.

Season facts for Tottenham and Chelsea.

Facts are calculated for EFL Cup

• Tottenham has won the last 5 matches in a row at home;
• Tottenham has won in the last 7 of 8 matches at home;
• Tottenham scored the last 37 matches in a row at home;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Tottenham’s last 4 of 6 matches.

• Chelsea has won the last 4 matches in a row;
• Chelsea has won in the last 5 of 6 matches;
• Chelsea scored in the last 31 of 33 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Chelsea’s last 8 of 10 matches.

Lineup Tottenham vs Chelsea

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Current form — Tottenham v. Chelsea

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Spurs look to salvage a win tonight

Tottenham have won two matches in their last three games starting with a 1-0 victory against Watford on away turf. Then, they lost to Chelsea by 2-0 in the first leg of the EFL Cup followed by a comprehensive 3-1 win over Morecambe in the FA Cup Round 3 fixture.

The Blues want a safe victory

Chelsea enter this match on a really fine note as past weeks have brought a very acceptable 14 points out of a possible 18. They drew with Liverpool by 2-2 followed by an easy win over Tottenham in the first leg of the Carabao Cup. Conte’s side enjoyed a satisfying dominance over Chesterfield by 5-1 in their FA Cup Round 3 encounter on January 8.

Tottenham v. Chelsea — fixture history

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before making your predictions and bets on the upcoming game.

The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Chelsea came away as 2-0 winners. In was a match played at Stamford Bridge back in January 2022 in the EFL Cup. This time around, betting on Chelsea will get you odds 2.37, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 42% chance of beating Tottenham. You can get a price of 3.00, should you wish to add Tottenham to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy. Over 2.5 goals only came out as a winning bet 4 times in the past 8 matches between Tottenham and Chelsea. Both teams found the back of the net 5 times in those 8 matches. When looking for value bets with your betting strategy, adding both teams not to score to accumulator looks like the smart move. Look for a win for either side in the betting market here as a stalemate seems highly unlikely. They haven’t played out a single draw in their last 8 matches in the EFL Cup.

Full Time Betting

The bookmakers have the two sides more or less evenly matched in the betting market. If you fancy adding The Lilywhites to your accumulator, they will get you odds 3.00, as bookies predict they are in with a 33% chance of beating The Blues. If you wish to bet the draw, there are odds at 3.40 on offer, while an away win for The Blues is available at 2.37. Tottenham claimed all three points 8 times in their last 10 home league matches, while also drawing 0 games along the way. They had to endure 2 defeats in this run of games. Chelsea won 4 of their last 10 league games away while drawing 1 time. They had to endure 5 defeats in this series of matches.

Tottenham have kept visitors at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium from scoring 5 times in their previous 10 league matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Chelsea have been able to keep a clean sheet in 1 of their last 10 away games.

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Over/Under Betting

Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match going over 2.5 goals is 51%. This equals odds of 1.95 if you wish to place a bet on OVER 2.5 goals. Speculating in the opposite outcome of under 2.5 goals pays out at 1.85. The last 10 home league games of Tottenham had an average of 4.2 goals per match. Of their last 10 home matches, 9 went over 2.5 goals. Chelsea’s last 10 away league games averaged 4.7 goals per game. Meanwhile, 6 of Chelsea’s last 10 away matches offered over 2.5 goals.

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