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Blackburn R. face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok 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 39 and win only 18 of the 76 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Trotters in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 24 Feb | Blackburn R. | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 04 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Oct | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 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 |
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, 8 to 6.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Rovers have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 7 matches. Blackburn R.'s 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Bolton Wdrs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Blackburn R. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |