Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 52.86% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0-0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 19 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 07 Mar | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 23 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 4 | Blackburn R. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The Trotters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches. Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Blackburn R.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Bolton Wdrs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |