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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Reading at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Though only 25% of the games played between the two sides have resulted in a win for the Rovers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in May 2007, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Blackburn R. | 3-3 | Reading | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Reading | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Mon 02 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 28 Nov | Reading | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 14 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 04 Oct | Reading | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Rovers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Reading are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Royals have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 15 points they have accumulated from 8 games. Reading see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 10 points from their 9 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Blackburn R. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Reading | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |