Article by Daniel Grigore – Published Saturday, 01 November 2025 22:11 / Updated Saturday, 01 November 2025 22:14
Tottenham lost at home to Chelsea0-1 in the 10th stage of the Premier League, but it was not the result that shocked, but the offensive impotence of the hosts, who recorded the lowest xG since this parameter exists!
In recent years, Chelsea has become something of a nightmare for the London rival. The Blues have won 8 of the last 10 direct duels and 6 of the last 7 with Tottenham at home!
Today, in the 10th stage of the championship, the score was not stinging, but the manner of the game was. Tottenham sent only 3 shots during the more than 100 minutes of play, only one on target.
Tottenham, non-existent in attack against Chelsea: the lowest xG in the history of the championship
The 3 shots generated an xG (expected goals) of only 0.05. According to Opta, it is the lowest xG ever recorded by Tottenham in the Championship since the Premier League counts this parameter – i.e. the 2012/2013 season.
In comparison, Chelsea recorded an xG of 2.92, missing huge goalscoring chances through Jamie Gittens and, most notably, goalscorer Joao Pedro.
xG (expected goals), in translation the number of expected goals, represents, according to Wyscout, a parameter that “assigns a certain probability to each shot (depending on previous statistics) regarding the possibility of scoring from that position”. Basically, it shows how dangerous each of the combatants was.
Today's match reminded of another duel played recently at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a 0-1 with Bournemouth where Spurs had 0.00 xG at half-time and just 0.19 at the final whistle.
Today, Tottenham attacked with Randal Kolo Muani in the center, respectively Xavi Simons and Kudus in the lanes.
In fact, Tottenham has a disastrous course at home this season: only 4 points from 5 games! Zestrea secured it “away”, where they won 4 of the 5 matches played.
