History of the Stoke City v Chelsea fixture
Chelsea face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 41 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Britannia Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2013, where Chelsea annihilated the Blues 0-4 in a Premier League match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sat 12 Jan | Stoke City | 0-4 | Chelsea | Premier League |
| 2012/2013 | Sat 22 Sep | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | Premier League |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 10 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | Premier League |
| 2011/2012 | Sun 14 Aug | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | Premier League |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 02 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | Premier League |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 28 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | Premier League |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 25 Apr | Chelsea | 7 - 0 | Stoke City | Premier League |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 3 to 2.
Chelsea's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 14 matches.
Chelsea's total of 30 points from their 14 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Stoke City | Drawn last 6 games at home. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 13 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here