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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Aston Villa at Ewood Park on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, winning 52.63% 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 2007, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1-2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 05 Nov | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
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 11 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Villans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Villans pummel 15 goals, and let in 7.
Blackburn R.'s 23 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Aston Villa's 24 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. are starting to turn Ewood Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |