FM Preview: Chelsea v Crystal Palace 14 Dec 2013

Last updated : 13 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Chelsea v Crystal Palace fixture

Chelsea play host to Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 1 of the 16 previous games, with the Blues winning just 7.

The last time the two teams met at Chelsea was back in March 2005, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Sat 19 Mar Chelsea 4-1 Crystal Palace Premiership
2004/2005 Tue 24 Aug Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Chelsea Premiership
1997/1998 Wed 11 Mar Chelsea 6 - 2 Crystal Palace Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 13 Sep Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Chelsea Premiership
1994/1995 Sun 05 Mar Chelsea 0 - 0 Crystal Palace Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 24 Sep Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Chelsea Premiership
1992/1993 Mon 15 Mar Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Chelsea Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.

In complete contrast to Chelsea, Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Eagles have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Chelsea's total of 30 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 13 points from their 15 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Chelsea 6 3 2 1 14 10 11
Crystal Palace 6 0 4 2 4 3 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Chelsea fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, we just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Blues. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Chelsea Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Crystal Palace Not won in previous 13 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 12 most recent games.

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