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Last updated : 09 May 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn R. face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Thursday evening, 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 11 of the 49 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2006, as the Spurs edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sun 19 NovBlackburn R.1 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2005/2006Sun 05 MarTottenham H.3 - 2Blackburn R.PREM
2005/2006Wed 24 AugBlackburn R.0 - 0Tottenham H.PREM
2004/2005Sun 15 MayTottenham H.0 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2004/2005Sat 04 DecBlackburn R.0 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2003/2004Sat 08 MayTottenham H.1 - 0Blackburn R.PREM
2003/2004Sat 29 NovBlackburn R.1 - 0Tottenham H.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Spurs in those games, with 9 conceded.

Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Tottenham H.'s 53 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Blackburn R.'s 50 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tottenham H.613211126
Blackburn R.621311117

FootyMad's prediction ...

Blackburn R. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from White Hart Lane with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham H. Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Blackburn R. Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.