FootyMAD's Blackburn Rovers match preview

Last updated : 11 September 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolves travel to take on 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 27 and win only 8 of the 45 games.

The last time the two teams met at Blackburn R. was back in August 2003, over five years ago, with Blackburn R. annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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
1999/2000Mon 03 JanBlackburn R.1 - 1WolvesCHMP
1991/1992Tue 14 AprBlackburn R.1 - 2WolvesCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Rovers score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.

The Wolves 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. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far. Wolves see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blackburn R.6123475
Wolves6222348

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wolves 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. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Wolves Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.