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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 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 just last season, in November 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Sep | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Man City | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The Rovers 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 Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Man City's 30 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 28 points from their 22 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Rovers to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |