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Last updated : 14 May 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn R. face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday 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 28 and win only 11 of the 47 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in May 2004, the Spurs carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 04 DecBlackburn R.0 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2003/2004Sat 08 MayTottenham H.1 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2003/2004Sat 29 NovBlackburn R.1 - 0Tottenham H.PREM
2002/2003Sun 11 MayTottenham H.0 - 4Blackburn R.PREM
2002/2003Sun 06 OctBlackburn R.1 - 2Tottenham H.PREM
2001/2002Sun 24 FebBlackburn R.2 - 1Tottenham H.LC
2001/2002Tue 01 JanTottenham H.1 - 0Blackburn R.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Spurs, with 4 goals against.

Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 3 goals scored and conceded.

Tottenham H.'s 51 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 41 points from their 37 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tottenham H.6222968
Blackburn R.6123495

FootyMad's prediction ...

Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Tottenham H. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham H. Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Blackburn R. Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.