FootyMAD's Fulham match preview

Last updated : 22 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Fulham v Chelsea fixture

Chelsea face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Blues have winning an impressive 18 games, and losing 7.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sun 19 MarFulham1 - 0ChelseaPREM
2005/2006Mon 26 DecChelsea3 - 2FulhamPREM
2004/2005Sat 23 AprChelsea3 - 1FulhamPREM
2004/2005Tue 30 NovFulham1 - 2ChelseaLGEC
2004/2005Sat 13 NovFulham1 - 4ChelseaPREM
2003/2004Sat 20 MarChelsea2 - 1FulhamPREM
2003/2004Sat 20 DecFulham0 - 1ChelseaPREM

Recent respective form guides

Fulham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Cottagers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.

Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.

Fulham's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 12 points from their 5 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Fulham6222698
Chelsea650111315

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Blues has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Fulham. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Fulham Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Chelsea 6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 15 outings ago.