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Blackburn R. face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Blackburn R. | 3 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United 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 Hammers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 2 matches. Blackburn R. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 4 points from their 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to West Ham Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Blackburn R. | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |