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Blackburn R. face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Sunday 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 39 and win only 16 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Trotters in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 24 Jan | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 4 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Rovers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 7 points they have accumulated from 4 games. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Trotters, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |