FM Preview: Burnley v Blackburn Rovers 02 Dec 2012

Last updated : 01 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn Rovers pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 46 games played, Rovers have recorded 15 wins, and Burnley have come away with 22 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Turf Moor was within the last three years, in March 2010, with Blackburn Rovers inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Clarets in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1982/1983 Mon 04 Apr Blackburn R. 2 - 1 Burnley Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 6 conceded.

Blackburn Rovers have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Burnley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 19 games played so far,

Blackburn Rovers's 28 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burnley 6 3 1 2 6 4 10
Blackburn Rovers 6 1 2 3 8 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Blackburn Rovers on the road, and we believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Rovers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley 5 games since last home draw.
Blackburn Rovers An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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