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Chelsea face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 16 of the 42 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 30 Jan | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 24 points from their 30 games thus far. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 78 points from the 31 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Chelsea have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |