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Blackburn R. travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was well over fifteen years ago, back in April 1990, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Potters in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 27 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 02 Jan | Blackburn R. | 4 - 3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 10 Sep | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 17 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Potters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
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 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 32 games played so far, Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |