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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Thursday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, Rovers have recorded 15 wins, and Man. City have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 02 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rovers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Man. City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 34 points from their 18 games. Blackburn R.'s 26 points from 18 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 |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Sky Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 14 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |