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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Manchester City at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 57.14% 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 March 2007, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Mar | Blackburn R. | 2-0 | Man. City | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Man. City | 0 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Sep | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Man. City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Blackburn R.'s 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man. City sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 9 points from their 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Rovers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 11 matches. |
| Man. City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |