Blackburn R. face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday 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 just last season, in August 2008, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Toffees in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Wed 04 Mar | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
2008/2009 | Wed 24 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Everton | LGEC |
2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Everton | 2 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Everton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Everton | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sun 07 Jan | Everton | 1 - 4 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Everton, Blackburn R. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 3 points from their 4 games thus far. Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Toffees, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Everton | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Blackburn R. | 12 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |