Blackburn face a trip to Southampton at St. Marys 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 lose 12 and win only 2 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Blackburn | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Blackburn | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Blackburn | 0 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Blackburn | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
Blackburn have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Southampton's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Blackburn find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Blackburn | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Southampton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackburn | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |