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Chelsea face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 17 of the 44 previous games, with the hosts winning just 15.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2008, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 12 Aug | Chelsea | 3 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 30 Jan | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 6 goals against.
Birmingham C. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 28 points from their 18 games so far. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 41 points from the 18 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |