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Blackburn R. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time 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 29 and win only 9 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, the Red Devils carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 03 Dec | Man. Utd. | 5 - 3 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 8 conceded.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. Utd.'s total of 22 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |