#BVGoldenGoal: Five Stats that Matter for Chelsea v Tottenham
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The #BVGoldenGoal is back with a bang following the international break – Chelsea and Spurs lock horns at Stamford Bridge with just five points separating the London rivals in the Premier League table.
We’ve seen plenty of classic, high-scoring encounters between these two heavyweights in recent seasons – the 2-2 draw in the 2014-15 season which ended Tottenham’s title challenge, after they had gone 2-0 up, stands out.
What will happen this time?
We have taken a look at the key stats and facts to help you make your pick and win up to £25k.
Spurs’ have never never won a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge
Played 25, drawn 9, lost 16 – Tottenham’s record at the Bridge is the most that a team has played on one ground without a single victory in the competition.
This is reflected in the #BVGoldenGoal predictions – with only one of the seven most popular picks being a Tottenham victory (13ass=”size-large wp-image-3339 aligncenter” src=”http://blog.betvictor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/marcosalonso-1024×683.jpg” alt=”Tottenham” width=”1024″ height=”683″ />
In the last meeting between these two sides, the match-winner was wing-back Marcos Alonso, who netted a stunning a free kick and a late breakaway goal on the counterattack.
He has been chosen as the #BVGoldenGoal-scorer by less than 3{2145621b26fc9aaf9f712205cef9de9b6b89ae8741f566ab7f58c50f0e39ac2a} of people – could he cause Spurs’ backline more touble this weekend?
Winger Pedro has been chosen by the same percentage of players. The Spaniard scoring the equaliser as Chelsea ran out 2-1 winners in this corresponding fixture last season.