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Blackburn R. face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 44 and win only 19 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Toffees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Everton | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 07 Jan | Everton | 1 - 4 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 23 Aug | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Everton | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 06 Mar | Everton | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Toffees, with 7 goals against.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Everton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 6 points from their 3 games. Blackburn R.'s 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
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: | |
| Everton | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Blackburn R. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |