FM Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Burnley 17 Mar 2013

Last updated : 16 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackburn Rovers v Burnley fixture

Blackburn Rovers are ready to welcome Burnley to Ewood Park at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 54.55% of the games played between the two.

The previous match played between the two at Ewood Park was more than three years back, in October 2009, as the Rovers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 02 Dec Burnley 1 - 1 Blackburn R. Championship
2009/2010 Sun 28 Mar Burnley 0 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 18 Oct Blackburn R. 3-2 Burnley Premier League
2004/2005 Tue 01 Mar Blackburn R. 2 - 1 Burnley F.A. Cup
2004/2005 Sun 20 Feb Burnley 0 - 0 Blackburn R. F.A. Cup
2000/2001 Sun 01 Apr Blackburn R. 5 - 0 Burnley League Division One
2000/2001 Sun 17 Dec Burnley 0 - 2 Blackburn R. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Burnley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackburn Rovers find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 36 matches.

Burnley's 48 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackburn Rovers 6 1 1 4 3 9 4
Burnley 6 1 2 3 3 5 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Blackburn Rovers's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Burnley. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackburn Rovers Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Burnley 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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