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Chelsea prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 9 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was earlier this season, with Chelsea running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 30 Jan | Chelsea | 2-0 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 04 Apr | Chelsea | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Blues have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 80 points from the 31 games played. Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 36 points from their 31 games played so 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 18 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 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 | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 7 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |