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Blackburn R. face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's 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 29 and win only 6 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 14 Mar | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 22 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 15 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 22 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C.'s 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |