Chelsea prepare to entertain Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 65 games played, Blues have recorded 32 wins, and Man. City have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in October 2007, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 6-0 in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
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 |
2006/2007 | Sun 20 Aug | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Blues have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Man. City are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 58 points from their 28 games. Man. City's 35 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
Man. City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Chelsea fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Blues. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
Man. City | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |