FootyMAD's Chelsea match preview

History of the Chelsea v Manchester City fixture

Man City face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 13 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 30 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Chelsea running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 25 Mar	Chelsea	2 - 0	Man City	PREM
2005/2006	Wed 28 Dec	Man City	0 - 1	Chelsea	PREM
2004/2005	Sun 06 Feb	Chelsea	0 - 0	Man City	PREM
2004/2005	Sat 16 Oct	Man City	1 - 0	Chelsea	PREM
2003/2004	Sat 28 Feb	Man City	0 - 1	Chelsea	PREM
2003/2004	Sat 25 Oct	Chelsea	1 - 0	Man City	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 22 Mar	Chelsea	5 - 0	Man City	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Chelsea have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. During these games, Blues have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.

In complete contrast to Chelsea, Man City are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Chelsea	6	2	0	4	8	6	6
Man City	6	1	0	5	4	10	3

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Chelsea	14 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Man City	8 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.