FM Preview: Fulham v Chelsea 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview 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 20 games, and losing 5.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was less than a year ago, in April 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Wed 28 Nov Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham Premier League
2011/2012 Mon 09 Apr Fulham 1-1 Chelsea Premier League
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Chelsea 1 - 1 Fulham Premier League
2011/2012 Wed 21 Sep Chelsea 0 - 0 Fulham League Cup
2010/2011 Mon 14 Feb Fulham 0 - 0 Chelsea Premier League
2010/2011 Wed 10 Nov Chelsea 1 - 0 Fulham Premier League
2009/2010 Mon 28 Dec Chelsea 2 - 1 Fulham Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Fulham are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 15 goals, and let in 8.

Fulham's 33 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Chelsea's total of 52 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Fulham 6 2 2 2 7 8 8
Chelsea 6 3 2 1 15 8 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Chelsea are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Fulham. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Fulham 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Chelsea Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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