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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 50.68% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Blackburn R. | 0-0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 11 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Trotters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Blackburn R.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Bolton Wdrs. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 17 points from their 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 16 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. are starting to turn Ewood Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |