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Blackburn R. play host to Crystal Palace at Ewood Park on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 52.63% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Blackburn R. was just over four years ago, in August 2000, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 22 Dec | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Blackburn R. | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 20 Oct | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 32 matches. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 27 points from their 33 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Crystal Palace is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 11 games since last home draw. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |