Fulham prepare to entertain Chelsea at Loftus Road (temporary) on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 6 of the 26 games played, and losing 14.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Loftus Road (temporary) was just last season, in September 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 23 Sep | Fulham | 0-0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 14 Apr | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Chelsea | 3 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 30 Sep | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Apr | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Fulham | DIV2 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 08 Oct | Fulham | 3 - 5 | Chelsea | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cottagers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blues, and 3 goals against.
Fulham sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 25 points from their 16 games. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 36 points from their 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fulham are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |