After just one game, Tottenham Hotspur’s chances of finishing fourth have dropped significantly.
Tottenham lost 2-3 to Bournemouth in the 31st round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 15th at 11:00 pm (Korean time). With this, Tottenham stayed in 5th place (53 points).
The start was good. Tottenham took the lead with Son Heung-min’s opening goal in the 14th minute of the first half. However, he gave up the initiative afterwards and eventually conceded a goal to Matthias Viña in the 38th minute of the first half. In the 6th minute of the second half, Dominic Solanke allowed a turnaround. Tottenham revived the spark of hope with Arnaud Danjuma’s equalizer in the 43rd minute of the second half, but lost 2-3 after allowing Watara a theater goal in extra time in the second half.
Fourth place rivals Newcastle United fell 3-0 to Aston Villa, but Manchester United widened the gap with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. In addition, Tottenham has a difference of 6 points and 3 points, respectively, even after playing one more game compared to Man Utd and Newcastle.
Therefore, the upcoming two-game series is very important. Tottenham will travel to Newcastle on the 23rd and bring Manchester United home on the 28th. If they win both games, they can hope to enter the top 4 and advance to the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
The chances of advancing now have dropped significantly after just one game. Data analysis company ‘Five Thirty Eight’ analyzed the probability of winning, advancing to the UCL, and relegation. As of the last round, Tottenham’s chance of advancing to the UCL was 14-15%. However, after losing to Bournemouth, Tottenham’s chances of advancing to the UCL were expected to be 7%. On the other hand, rivals Manchester United were predicted at 88% and Newcastle at 74%.
Even Brighton, currently in seventh place in the league, was expected to have a higher probability than Tottenham at 20%. Brighton have played two games less than Tottenham.온라인카지노 Liverpool also had an 8% chance of advancing to the UCL, higher than Tottenham.
Manchester City’s chances of winning continued to rise. Manchester City won 3-1 over Leicester City on the 16th to accumulate 70 points. Arsenal, on the other hand, drew 2-2 against West Ham and stayed on 74 points. The confrontation of fate on the upcoming 27th seems to decide the farming of the year.
The odds of relegation were Everton (58%), Nottingham Forest (82%) and Southampton (91%). Leicester, currently 19th, have a 40% chance of surviving the relegation race. The chance of relegation of Wolverhampton, played by Hwang Hee-chan, was only 2%.