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Blackburn R. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, Rovers have recorded 12 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 25 Oct | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 27 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 02 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Chelsea | 4 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 01 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 5.
Blackburn R.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Rovers pummel 17 goals, and let in 9.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 51 points from their 24 games. Blackburn R.'s 31 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 13 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Chelsea is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Blackburn R. | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |