Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Southampton at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 14 wins out of 21 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was just last season, in February 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1-0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Rovers have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 26 matches. Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 26 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Blackburn R. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Rovers will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |