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Blackburn R. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 45 games played, Rovers have recorded 12 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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 | Sun 01 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Chelsea | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 17 Feb | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Blues have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Blackburn R. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Rovers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 20 points from their 9 games. Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 6 points from their 9 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers 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 | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |