Tottenham – Chelsea Free Betting Tips
Tottenham have lost just one of their five EFL Cup home games against Chelsea (two wins and two draws). That only failure dates back to January 1991, from a 0-3 in the quarterfinals of the competition.
Although he already has two victories this season with Spurs, we have to dig deep into history to find the previous season in which the “blues” scored three successes in a year against London rivals. It happened in 2001/02, when the Stamford Bridge team also had two wins in Tottenham vs Chelsea.
The previous five matches at Spurs Stadium ended with a goal scored by both teams (GG) or at least a success at each of the two gates. Also, in the same way, five of the last seven trips of the “blues” ended.
In the history of the EFL Cup, only one team managed to get through the semifinals after losing the round match to more than one goal difference: Aston Villa, in the 1993/94 season.
However, Spurs will have an almost impossible mission. Especially if we consider that the “blues” from Chelsea passed each time they won the round game in all competitions, in the previous 13 occasions.
The last time Tottenham lost the round match in the semi-finals of the English League Cup, the Londoners managed to qualify further in the final. It happened 20 years ago, and the opponent was also Chelsea (1-2 in the round and 5-1 in the return).
Thomas Tuchel can only become the eighth manager in the history of English football, who, within a year, leads his team in the finals of the EFL Cup, FA Cup, respectively one last European act.
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE – Odds: 1.70
