FootyMAD's Manchester City match preview

History of the Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City fixture

Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Manchester City at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 14 of the 59 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in December 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 02 May	Man. City	3 - 1	Blackburn R.	PREM
2008/2009	Sun 28 Dec	Blackburn R.	2-2	Man. City	PREM
2007/2008	Thu 27 Dec	Man. City	2 - 2	Blackburn R.	PREM
2007/2008	Sun 02 Sep	Blackburn R.	1 - 0	Man. City	PREM
2006/2007	Sun 11 Mar	Blackburn R.	2 - 0	Man. City	FAC
2006/2007	Sat 20 Jan	Man. City	0 - 3	Blackburn R.	PREM
2006/2007	Sun 17 Sep	Blackburn R.	4 - 2	Man. City	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Rovers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.

The away form of Man. City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Blackburn R.	6	2	1	3	5	6	7
Man. City	6	4	0	2	11	8	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Man. City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Blackburn R.	Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Man. City	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 18 outings ago.