History of the Birmingham City v Chelsea fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Chelsea at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon and will be hoping to improve upon a recent record that has seen them fail to beat the Londoners on the last four occasions on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in October 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sun 18 Jan Chelsea 0 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 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 LD1 1988/1989 Fri 16 Dec Birmingham City 1 - 4 Chelsea LD1 1985/1986 Sat 21 Dec Birmingham City 1 - 2 Chelsea PREM
Recent respective form guides
Blues have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Pensioners have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Blues' 1 point from their first game of the season sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and having picked up 3 points from their 1st game.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Birmingham City 6 0 5 1 5 8 5 Chelsea 6 3 2 1 10 5 11
STB prediction ...
My heart says a home win but my head tells me that Blues will do well to get a point against Chelsea so I'm going for a score draw. 1-1Sequence statistics: Birmingham City Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 9 most recent games.Chelsea Not won in previous 4 away matches.
6 games since last defeat.