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Chelsea prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 9 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in December 2005, with Chelsea running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 34 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |