Premier League: Tottenham vs Chelsea - Betting Tips, Odds & Prediction

Sunday’s big Premier League fixture sees Tottenham welcome Chelsea to Hotspur Stadium, with the two capital clubs arriving in contrasting moods after their latest league outings.

While Thomas Frank’s men made light work of Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium, their guests fell to Sunderland at home, much to the surprise of football betting specialists. 

Join us as we break down this mouthwatering London derby and discuss the best Tottenham vs Chelsea betting tips.

Tottenham

For the most part, Tottenham have been sensational under Thomas Frank. However, their home form has not been ideal. The win at Will Dickinson was their fourth one on the road, and in the only away match Spurs couldn’t win this season, they held Brighton to a 2-2 draw at Amex Stadium. 

At home, beating Burnley 3-0 in the opener has been their only success so far. They lost to Bournemouth, Aston Villa, and shared the spoils with Wolves - who are currently 20th in the standings. 

That’s why betting apps in NZ are offering slightly longer odds for a Tottenham win, even though they are third in the table. 

Team News: Frank will be without as many as nine players in the squad, but there are no fresh injury concerns.

Predicted Lineup: Vicario; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Sarr; Kudus, Simons, Tel; Kolo Muani.

Chelsea

Following a spell of mixed results, Enzo Maresca could have been forgiven for thinking he'd righted the ship with four straight wins. They were hoping to extend the winning run to five last weekend. Sunderland had other ideas, though. 

For Marc Guiu, making his first Premier League start against the Black Cats, it proved an afternoon to forget. The striker, however, was not the only underperforming player of the match for the Club World Cup champions. 

Odds for Joao Pedro scoring got even longer on betting sites after another poor performance - this time in his preferred No.10 position. Things didn’t go smoothly at the back, either. Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella - none of them would look back fondly on their performances.

Maresca must go back to the drawing board and come up with a plan to bounce back from this disappointing result with a London derby win.

Team News: Alejandro Garnacho will feel he did enough to hold on to his spot with a solid performance against Sunderland.

Predicted Lineup: Sanchez; James, Chlobah, Acheampong, Cucurella; Caicedo, Lavia; Neto, Garnacho, Estevao; Pedro.

• Tottenham have lost their last four matches against Chelsea. 
• Tottenham and Chelsea have scored the highest numbers of goals in the league so far (17).
• No other Premier League player has made more assists than Tottenham’s Mohammed Kudus (4).

Right now, Chelsea are anyone’s guess. One match they self-destruct, the next they pull off a result from nowhere.

They travel next to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a ground where they’ve enjoyed plenty of success, winning five of their last six. This Spurs side seems steadier though - a far cry from last season’s all-or-nothing style under Ange Postecoglou.

That said, their home record remains unconvincing, and Chelsea have always seemed to have their number. This one could easily go against them again.

Both teams will go for it on Sunday. Expect goals. And expect Chelsea to come away smiling again.

Mickey van de Van to Score Anytime @ $15.00 

Mickey van de Van’s primary responsibility is to stop opposition from scoring, but he has shown again and again that he is comfortable on the other end of the pitch as well. The Dutchman scored a brace against Everton, which takes his tally to five goals this season across all competitions. With an end-to-end match expected against Chelsea, betting on van de Van to find the back of the net seems lucrative - especially given the generous odds of $15 at Bet and Play.