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Middlesbrough face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 36 of the 54 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Middlesbrough | 0 - 5 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 45 points from their 22 games. Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 21 points from their 22 games thus 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chelsea. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Middlesbrough | 6 games since last away draw. |