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Man. Utd. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, Red Devils have recorded 17 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Blackburn R. | 4 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 25 Jan | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 11 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Red Devils, and 3 goals against.
Blackburn R.'s 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Man. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 8 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Man. Utd. | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |