Matchup Intelligence
Spurs
ChelseaThe model favours Chelsea at 61%.
The single most likely score is 1-2 (10%), from expected goals of 1.2 to 2.3.
Over 2.5 goals 68%, both teams to score 63%.
Spurs carry the heavier absence: 5.1% of their squad weight against Chelsea's 4.0%. The probabilities above do not price this yet.
Their identities part on discipline: Spurs 10th in the league, Chelsea 18th of 20.
Expected shapes: Spurs 4-2-3-1, Chelsea 3-4-2-1.
Probabilities come from a Dixon-Coles Poisson model over attack and defence strength plus home advantage. These sentences are rules over those numbers and claim nothing the model does not.
Mostly 4-2-3-1. Strongest on attacking threat (11th) and creativity (11th); weakest on ball recovery, 13th of 20.
Mostly 3-4-2-1. Strongest on attacking threat (6th) and creativity (8th); weakest on discipline, 18th of 20.
Predicted Lineups