Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 8 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Man Utd. | 3 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 22 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 07 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 22 Dec | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 22 Aug | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 12 May | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Blackburn R. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 28 points from their 12 games. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |