FootyMAD's Fulham match preview

Last updated : 19 September 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Blackburn Rovers v Fulham fixture

Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Fulham at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 9 of the 39 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 08 MarBlackburn R.1-1FulhamPREM
2007/2008Sun 25 NovFulham2 - 2Blackburn R.PREM
2006/2007Sat 21 AprFulham1 - 1Blackburn R.PREM
2006/2007Sat 02 DecBlackburn R.2 - 0FulhamPREM
2005/2006Sat 17 DecFulham2 - 1Blackburn R.PREM
2005/2006Sat 20 AugBlackburn R.2 - 1FulhamPREM
2004/2005Sat 07 MayBlackburn R.1 - 3FulhamPREM

Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The Cottagers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Cottagers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 4 games thus far. Fulham's 6 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blackburn R.621310167
Fulham650110515

FootyMad's prediction ...

Blackburn R. are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Fulham running out comfortable winners. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Blackburn R. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Fulham 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.