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Chelsea prepare to entertain Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 34 of the 52 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in December 2005, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 23 Aug | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Chelsea | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 04 Jan | Chelsea | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 05 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 22 goals, and conceded 3.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 57 points from their 26 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 26 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea may be coming up against a decent side in Middlesbrough, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Middlesbrough | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |