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Blackburn R. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates 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 lose 30 and win only 8 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2005, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Gunners, with 4 goals against.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 30 points from their 18 games. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 17 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Arsenal may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |