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Man. Utd. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, Red Devils have recorded 18 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 03 Dec | Man. Utd. | 5 - 3 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Rovers, with 3 goals against.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Red Devils, and 5 goals against.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 42 points from their 33 games played so far, Man. Utd.'s total of 72 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Blackburn R.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Man. Utd. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |