Online Betting League Cup Final: Chelsea v Tottenham

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Created on Saturday, 28 February 2015 22:26

H2H Comparison: 57-33-44
Premier League: Tottenham-Chelsea 5-3
Chelsea-Tottenham 3-0

Chelsea: The Blues could not win Burnley at home in their last game, one of the worst teams in the league, leaving point with the 1-1 draw. They had chances to open the scoring in the first minutes, before finally doing it with Ivanovic in 14^th min, but also in many occasions before the interval. In the second half however they lost their orientation, especially after Matić face the red card in 70^th min, where he should keep his temper down in a hard tackle he received, allowing thus Burnley to fight back and get the equalizer from a corner kick in the 81th min. In the end things could get even worse if Ings did not miss in tête-à-tête with Courtois. Chelsea enabled Manchester City to close the gap to 5 points, but all of that must left behind for today's final, with Mourinho aiming his first title in his second spell with the Blues.

They have won the trophy four times in eight appearances in the final, most recently winning was in 2006/07 season, beating Arsenal by 2-1, lifting the trophy in 2004/05 season, again with Mourinho at the helm. Their last participation in the final was just the next year, against Tottenham where they were defeated. Suspended: central midfielder Matić (25 app./1 g./2 assists). Unavailable: defensive midfielder Mikel Obi (13 app./1 ​​assist).

Last 5: 2-3-0

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Tottenham: On Thursday they got eliminated from Europa League, losing by 0-2 in Florence, after the 1-1 in London. As in the first game, they had the possession but could not exploit it, with the hosts taking the victory scoring in the 54th and 71th min. Pochettino made some changes in the starting lineup, showing to prioritized today's final, where he has the opportunity to claim his first trophy in England. Tottenham counts four victories of the trophy in seven finals they participated, with the most recent being in 2007/08 season, the last title they won, déjà vu for today’s final, since they lift the trophy against Chelsea that time. They reached the finals and the following season, but lost on penalties by Manchester United. Over 2,5 goals the 6 of last 7 games against, in 5 of them both teams scored, 5 of them also recorded over 3.5 goals. Goal galore both their encounters this season, with "Spurs" prevailing at home to an impressive 5-3 and losing 0-3 at Stamford Bridge. Together with the last two European games, they remain winless in four games (0-2-2), one defeat and one draw in the league, which have brought them in 7^th place, but they remain alive in the hunt of a place in the top-four. No absences for Tottenham today.

Last 5: 1-2-2

Online betting Prediction: This short of finals in England is always difficult to predict. We will avoid betting on the theoretically better side, which is Chelsea (1.68 Novibet). Commonplace for both teams this year are 2-3 goals range (4 in last 6 for Tottenham, 4 out of 5 for Chelsea), something that occurs in the majority of the late League Cup finals (9 out of the last 15), so it will be our first choice today (@ 1,95).