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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Chelsea at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 47 games played, Boro have recorded 22 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 23 Sep | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Boro's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Blues pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Chelsea running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Chelsea | 4 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |