Blackburn Rovers match preview

Last updated : 27 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Blackburn Rovers v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 6 of the 30 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Mon 07 AprFulham0 - 4BlackburnPREM
2002/2003Sat 30 NovBlackburn2 - 1FulhamPREM
2001/2002Sat 11 MayBlackburn3 - 0FulhamPREM
2001/2002Sat 09 FebFulham2 - 0BlackburnPREM
2000/2001Wed 11 AprBlackburn1 - 2FulhamLD1
2000/2001Sun 15 OctFulham2 - 1BlackburnLD1
1999/2000Sat 18 MarFulham2 - 2BlackburnLD1

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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

Fulham have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackburn's 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Fulham's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blackburn622214128
Fulham632112911

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Fulham only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Ewood Park will be a good result. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
BlackburnBeen beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
FulhamDrawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.