FM Preview: Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers 02 Oct 2010

Last updated : 01 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn R. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 06 FebStoke City3 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2009/2010Sat 28 NovBlackburn R.0 - 0Stoke CityPREM
2008/2009Sat 18 AprStoke City1 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2008/2009Sat 20 DecBlackburn R.3 - 0Stoke CityPREM
1989/1990Sat 21 AprStoke City0 - 1Blackburn R.CHMP
1989/1990Sat 27 JanBlackburn R.3 - 0Stoke CityCHMP
1988/1989Mon 02 JanBlackburn R.4 - 3Stoke CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.

Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches. Blackburn R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 8 from their 6 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stoke City64119613
Blackburn R.6222998

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Blackburn R. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Britannia Stadium will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Stoke City Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Blackburn R. No sequences of note