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Blackburn R. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Friday 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 41 and win only 14 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 12 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Black Cats's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Blackburn R.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 21 points from their 18 games played so far, Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 16 points from their 18 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |