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Blackburn R. travel to take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 15 of the 22 contests.
The last time the two teams met at Blackpool was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1979, the Seasiders carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 09 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 22 Sep | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LGE1 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 04 Feb | Blackpool | 5 - 2 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Thu 01 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 12 Feb | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 04 Sep | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 24 Feb | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Seasiders, with 6 goals against.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 7 points from their 5 games so far. Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |