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Blackburn R. face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Hammers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rovers have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 22 matches. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 27 points from their 23 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |