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Man City prepare to entertain Chelsea at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 61 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 28 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in October 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 12 goals, and let in 4.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 26 matches. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 55 points from their 26 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Sky Blues at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Drawn last 7 games at home. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chelsea | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |