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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 65 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 29 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in March 2007, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Chelsea | 6 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | Man. City | 0-1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Blues, and 3 goals against.
Man. City's 49 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 71 points from their 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Man. City's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Chelsea. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |