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Sunderland face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 65 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 16 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2006, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 3 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 17 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rovers have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 30 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 20 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |