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Man City face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Man City | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Man City | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 2 points from their 4 games thus far. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so 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 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ewood Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |