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Blackburn R. are ready to welcome Sunderland to Ewood Park on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 64 games played, Rovers have recorded 30 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 16 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Ewood Park was more than three years back, in January 2003, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3-3 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 23 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
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. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |