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Man City prepare to entertain Chelsea at City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 64 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 29 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in December 2005, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 20 Aug | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Sky Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Man City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 27 matches. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 63 points from their 28 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 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Chelsea running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |