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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Rovers have recorded 14 wins, and Man City have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | Man City | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 28 Nov | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Man City, Blackburn R. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City's 20 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 17 points from their 12 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |