FootyMAD's Chelsea match preview

Last updated : 29 December 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Chelsea v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 17 occasions, and draw 12, from the 31 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, as the Blues edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 23 SepFulham0 - 2ChelseaPREM
2005/2006Sun 19 MarFulham1 - 0ChelseaPREM
2005/2006Mon 26 DecChelsea3 - 2FulhamPREM
2004/2005Sat 23 AprChelsea3 - 1FulhamPREM
2004/2005Tue 30 NovFulham1 - 2ChelseaLGEC
2004/2005Sat 13 NovFulham1 - 4ChelseaPREM
2003/2004Sat 20 MarChelsea2 - 1FulhamPREM

Recent respective form guides

Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Blues, with 3 goals against.

In complete contrast to Chelsea, Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cottagers have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 46 points from their 20 games. Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 25 points from their 20 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chelsea642011714
Fulham62226108

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cottagers 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 14 home games.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Fulham Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.