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Man City face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 58 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 12 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Chelsea | 5 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Man City | 0 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Man City | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 03 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 12 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Dec | Man City | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 08 Mar | Man City | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
Man City's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Sky Blues, and 6 goals against.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 20 points from their 9 games. Man City find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 15 points they have accumulated from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Blues coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Man City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |