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Man City prepare to entertain Chelsea at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 62 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 28 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Man City | 0-1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Chelsea | 5 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Man City | 0 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Man City | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 03 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 12 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. In this time, Sky Blues have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Blues have managed to tuck away 8 goals in this period, and concede just the 1.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far, Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 20 points from their 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City 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: | |
| Man City | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |