FM Preview: Chelsea v Swansea City 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Chelsea v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City travel to take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 1 of the 10 games.

The last time the two teams met at Chelsea was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1983, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 6-1 in a Second Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1983/1984 Tue 06 Dec Chelsea 6-1 Swansea City Second Division
1983/1984 Tue 22 Nov Swansea City 1 - 3 Chelsea Second Division
1980/1981 Sat 25 Apr Swansea City 3 - 0 Chelsea Second Division
1980/1981 Sat 06 Dec Chelsea 0 - 0 Swansea City Second Division
1979/1980 Sat 26 Apr Swansea City 1 - 1 Chelsea Second Division
1979/1980 Sat 15 Dec Chelsea 3 - 0 Swansea City Second Division
1964/1965 Wed 11 Nov Chelsea 3 - 2 Swansea Tn. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.

In complete contrast to Chelsea, Swansea City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Swans have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Chelsea's total of 10 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Swansea City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 6 13
Swansea City 6 1 2 3 4 8 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Swans 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

Team Sequences
Chelsea Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Swansea City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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