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Blackburn R. face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield at lunchtime 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 40 and win only 10 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Liverpool running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Blackburn R. | 1 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Apr | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Reds have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 67 points from their 31 games. Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 15 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Liverpool may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Blackburn R. | 6 games since last away draw. |