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Blackburn R. face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light 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 42 and win only 14 of the 68 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Mon 18 Oct | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Mon 28 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 04 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the The Black Cats score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 10 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland's total of 27 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Blackburn R. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 25 from their 20 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Rovers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | 10 games since last away draw. |