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Man. City face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues 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 2007, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Mar | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Man. City | 0 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Sep | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Man. City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Blackburn R.'s 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man. City sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 9 points from their 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Man. City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Ewood Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 11 matches. |
| Man. City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |