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Blackburn R. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 27 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 02 Jan | Blackburn R. | 4 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 5 conceded.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches. Blackburn R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 8 from their 6 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Blackburn R. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Britannia Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | No sequences of note |