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Middlesbrough face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 33 occassions, and draw 13, from the 51 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Chelsea running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 19 goals, and conceded 5.
The Boro have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 37 points from the 14 games played. Middlesbrough's 19 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
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: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 50 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |