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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday 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 26 and win only 9 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Blackburn R. | 4 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 25 Jan | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 11 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Man. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Man. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 27 points from their 12 games. Blackburn R. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 22 points they have accumulated from 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Man. Utd. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. 9 games since last defeat. |