FM Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 04 Dec 2010

Last updated : 03 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolves face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 8 of the 46 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 24 AprWolves1 - 1Blackburn R.PREM
2009/2010Sat 12 SepBlackburn R.3 - 1WolvesPREM
2003/2004Wed 07 JanWolves2 - 2Blackburn R.PREM
2003/2004Sat 16 AugBlackburn R.5 - 1WolvesPREM
2000/2001Sat 21 AprWolves0 - 0Blackburn R.CHMP
2000/2001Sat 18 NovBlackburn R.1 - 0WolvesCHMP
1999/2000Sat 08 AprWolves2 - 1Blackburn R.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

The away form of Wolves is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Wolves have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far, Wolves are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 12 points from their 15 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blackburn R.630310159
Wolves62049126

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Wolves have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Blackburn R. 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Wolves Lost each of the previous 7 away matches.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.