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Chelsea prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 32 games played, Blues have recorded 16 wins, and Charlton Ath. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in February 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 08 Feb | Chelsea | 1-0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Charlton Ath. | 4 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Chelsea | 4 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 05 Dec | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Charlton Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Addicks have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 88 points from the 35 games played. Charlton Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 36 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Blues being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 38 home games. |
| Charlton Ath. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |