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Blackburn R. face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield 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 39 and win only 10 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2005, the Reds carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 16 Mar | Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 04 Apr | Liverpool | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Blackburn R. | 3 - 4 | Liverpool | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Reds, with 5 goals against.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Liverpool's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Blackburn R.'s 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
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: | |
| Liverpool | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Blackburn R. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |