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Man. Utd. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 31 of the 71 previous games, with the hosts winning just 21.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 09 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Man. Utd. | SHLD |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 11 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 21 Sep | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 21 May | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Sep | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 05 Aug | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | SHLD |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 0.
Man. Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Red Devils, and 7 goals against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 27 points from the 11 games played. Man. Utd.'s total of 25 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 13 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. Utd. are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 9 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Man. Utd. | 9 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |