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Chelsea face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 70 games played, Blues have recorded 24 wins, and Man. City have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Chelsea | 2 - 4 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 15 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Man. City | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Chelsea | 6 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Blues scoring 18 and conceding 5.
Man. City's total of 8 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 15 points from the 5 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Man. City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Chelsea | 4 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 19 outings ago. |