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Sunderland face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 67 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 16 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 33 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 12 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Rovers have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches. Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 12 points from their 12 games thus far.
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 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
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. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |