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City hold the advantage in previous home games against Blackburn, winning 23 of the previous 51 while Blackburn have won 14.
We drew 0-0 at their place at the end of last season and the last time we played them at home was last November, when ex-Blue Paul Dickov scored a late penalty to cancel out Antoine Sibierski's opener to give Rovers a 1-1 draw.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackburn | 0 - 0 | City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | City | 1-1 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Blackburn | 2 - 3 | City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Blackburn | 1 - 0 | City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Sep | City | 2 - 2 | Blackburn | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 28 Nov | Blackburn | 2 - 0 | City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
City lost last time out at Fulham but have won their last three home games, scoring 7 goals and conceding just 2.
In contrast, Blackburn are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 win and 1 draw from 6 games. Rovers have hit 5 goals and let 10 goals in.
City are 7th with 20 points from 12 games while Blackburn are 11th with 17 points, largely down to their home record of 4 wins and a draw in 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Blackburn | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
City are up against an organised side in Blackburn, but they should have enough to earn a narrow HOME WIN.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| City | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Blackburn | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |