FM Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 06 Oct 2012

Last updated : 05 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 29 and win only 9 of the 48 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was just last season, in August 2011, with Wolverhampton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Wolves 0 - 2 Blackburn R. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Blackburn R. 1-2 Wolves Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 22 May Wolves 2 - 3 Blackburn R. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Blackburn R. 3 - 0 Wolves Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr Wolves 1 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 12 Sep Blackburn R. 3 - 1 Wolves Premier League
2003/2004 Wed 07 Jan Wolves 2 - 2 Blackburn R. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Wolves have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blackburn Rovers's total of 16 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Wolverhampton Wanderers's total of 16 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackburn Rovers 6 2 3 1 12 10 9
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 4 0 2 8 9 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Wolves could well see them head back from Ewood Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackburn Rovers 10 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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