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Last updated : 06 May 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Chelsea v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton Ath. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Addicks have recorded 10 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 27 NovCharlton Ath.0 - 4ChelseaPREM
2003/2004Sun 08 FebChelsea1 - 0Charlton Ath.PREM
2003/2004Fri 26 DecCharlton Ath.4 - 2ChelseaPREM
2002/2003Sat 11 JanChelsea4 - 1Charlton Ath.PREM
2002/2003Sat 17 AugCharlton Ath.2 - 3ChelseaPREM
2001/2002Sat 02 MarCharlton Ath.2 - 1ChelseaPREM
2001/2002Wed 05 DecChelsea0 - 1Charlton Ath.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.

The away form of Charlton Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Addicks have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 88 points from the 35 games played. Charlton Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 36 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Chelsea6222758
Charlton Ath.60245132

FootyMad's prediction ...

Addicks 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 38 home games.
Charlton Ath. Not won in previous 6 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.