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Man City face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 11 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Blackburn | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | Man City | 2 - 2 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 28 Nov | Blackburn | 2 - 0 | Man City | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 07 May | Blackburn | 1 - 4 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Man City | 2 - 0 | Blackburn | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Mar | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 26 Dec | Blackburn | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Rovers score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 1.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 4 points from their 2 games. Man City sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 4 points from their 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Blackburn may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Man City | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |