Tottenham’s season has been far from ideal, and their defensive struggles continue to define them. Ange Postecoglou’s tactical approach has never prioritized defensive solidity, a pattern evident from his time at Yokohama F. Marinos and, to a lesser extent, at Celtic, where their dominance masked any shortcomings. While Spurs remain one of the league’s top-scoring teams—only Liverpool boasts a higher goal-per-game average—their defensive frailties have severely limited their domestic ambitions. Currently sitting 14th, a finish around 12th seems realistic, though hardly satisfying for a club whose fans expect far more.

Their best hope for salvaging the season lies in the Europa League, as winning it would secure Champions League football. However, whether that would be enough to keep Postecoglou in his job remains uncertain. Their immediate focus should be on building momentum ahead of next Thursday’s crucial clash with Eintracht Frankfurt. Before that, they must navigate fixtures against Chelsea and Southampton, needing to put behind them a disappointing run, which includes just one win in five and an 18-day wait to move past their dismal 2-0 defeat to Fulham.

Chelsea, meanwhile, has its own struggles. While its financial maneuvering may be impressive, its performances on the pitch have been less so. Before a recent trip to Villa Park, its form was alarming, winning just two of ten EPL games and conceding 12 goals in six matches. Enzo Maresca has faced increasing scrutiny, with critics questioning whether his tactical approach has become outdated.

That said, they have since strung together four wins in a row before a narrow defeat to Arsenal:

- 4-0 vs. Southampton

- 2-1 vs. FC København (away)

- 1-0 vs. Leicester City

- 1-0 vs. FC København (home)

- 0-1 vs. Arsenal

While this run suggests improvement, the level of opposition must be considered. Southampton and Leicester are below EPL standard, while their games against FC København were hard-fought affairs, and against Arsenal, they created little.

In the case of Tottenham the recent results are as mixed as always, and you never know what you get:

But it reflects nicely with the odds, and I am happy to go for a X2!

The reverse fixture in December ended in a thrilling 4-3 win for Chelsea, and a similarly open game could be on the cards again. Tottenham have only failed to score in back-to-back away league matches once since November 2021. This season, following each of the four away games in which they failed to find the net, they responded with 12 goals in the next match—against the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal. Given that trend, Spurs should find the net today, and a few goals would be close to win the bet!

Good luck!

热刺本赛季的表现远非理想，他们的防守仍在继续。安吉·波斯特科格鲁的战术从来没有把防守的稳定性放在首位，这种模式从他在横滨F.马里诺斯的时候就很明显，在较小程度上，在凯尔特人，他们的统治掩盖了任何缺点。虽然热刺仍然是联赛进球最多的球队之一——只有利物浦的场均进球数比热刺高——但他们防守上的弱点严重限制了他们在国内的雄心。目前排名第14位，排在第12位似乎是现实的，尽管对于一个球迷期望更高的俱乐部来说，这很难令人满意。

他们拯救本赛季的最大希望在于欧联杯，因为赢得欧联杯将确保欧洲冠军联赛的席位。然而，这是否足以让波斯特科格洛继续留任仍不确定。他们眼下的重点应该是在下周四与法兰克福的关键交锋之前建立势头。在此之前，他们必须面对切尔西和南安普顿的比赛，需要把他们令人失望的连胜抛在身后，其中包括五场比赛中只有一场胜利，以及18天的等待，以摆脱0比2输给富勒姆的惨淡局面。

与此同时，切尔西也有自己的困境。虽然它的财务运作可能令人印象深刻，但它在球场上的表现却不那么令人印象深刻。在最近客场挑战维拉公园之前，他们的状态令人担忧，在10场英超比赛中只赢了2场，在6场比赛中丢了12球。恩佐·马雷斯卡面临着越来越多的审查，批评者质疑他的战术方法是否已经过时。

也就是说，他们在被阿森纳险胜之前已经取得了四连胜。

4-0南安普顿

2-1客场对阵København FC

- 1-0对阵莱斯特城

1-0主场对阵本哈芬FC

0-1阿森纳

虽然这表明了改善，但必须考虑到反对的程度。南安普顿和莱斯特都低于英超标准，而他们对阵本哈芬的比赛是艰苦的，对阵阿森纳的比赛，他们几乎没有创造什么。

以热刺为例，最近的结果总是喜忧参半，你永远不知道你会得到什么：

但它很好地反映了赔率，我很高兴选择X2！

在12月的比赛中，切尔西以惊心动魄的4-3取胜，类似的公开比赛可能会再次上演。自2021年11月以来，托特纳姆热刺仅在客场背靠背比赛中一次未能进球。本赛季，在四场客场比赛均未能进球后，他们在下一场对阵曼城、利物浦和阿森纳的比赛中打进了12球。考虑到这种趋势，热刺今天应该会找到网，几个进球将接近赢得赌注！

好运！