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Chelsea prepare to entertain Stoke City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 8 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 7-0 in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 25 Apr | Chelsea | 7-0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 07 Mar | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 16 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 04 Oct | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 29 goals, and conceded 2.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Potters have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 6 points from the 2 games played. Stoke City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 15 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
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 | 19 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |