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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford 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 24 and win only 8 of the 46 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Man Utd. | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Man Utd. | 3 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 22 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 07 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Rovers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 5 games. Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 6 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |