History of the Chelsea v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 9 of the 40 games at The Bridge.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in November 2002, with Chelsea running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match .. view report
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Tue 14 Oct Birmingham City 0 - 0 Chelsea PREM 2002/2003 Sat 08 Feb Birmingham City 1 - 3 Chelsea PREM 2002/2003 Sat 09 Nov Chelsea 3 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 1988/1989 Tue 04 Apr Chelsea 3 - 1 Birmingham City DIV2 1988/1989 Fri 16 Dec Birmingham City 1 - 4 Chelsea DIV2 1985/1986 Sat 21 Dec Birmingham City 1 - 2 Chelsea DIV1 1985/1986 Sat 24 Aug Chelsea 2 - 0 Birmingham City DIV1
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by Chelsea in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Blues have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While they have hit 6 goals, 9 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 21 games. The Blues' 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.Current League Form Guides P W D L F A P Chelsea 6 3 0 3 11 7 10 Birmingham City 6 3 0 3 7 11 9
Prediction ...
The Blues have an indifferent set of results on the road, but I believe this game will yield a point for Steve Bruce's side .. Score DrawSequence statistics: Chelsea 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .Birmingham City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.
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