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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Chelsea at Riverside Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, Boro have recorded 26 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 30 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Middlesbrough | 0-2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Boro have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.
Chelsea's away form is equally impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. The Blues have put away 12 chances in these games, a let in just 1.
Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far, Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 17 points from the 7 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough may be in prime form at home, but the quality of the opposition suggests to me that Chelsea are going to come away with all the points in this one. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 21 games since last defeat. |