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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, Rovers have recorded 14 wins, and Man City have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | Man City | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 28 Nov | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man City | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 07 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 4 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Man City | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rovers have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 13 points from their 12 games played so far, Blackburn R. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 8 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |