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Chelsea travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 18 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was back in February 2003, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 16 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 04 Oct | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 20 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 01 May | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 03 Dec | Stoke City | 0 - 3 | Chelsea | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 11 May | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 15 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 12 goals, and let in 2.
Stoke City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. 18 games since last defeat. |