FM Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Fulham 14 Jan 2012

Last updated : 13 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackburn Rovers v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday 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 24 and win only 9 of the 42 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 11 Sep Fulham 1 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Fulham 3 - 2 Blackburn R. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Blackburn R. 1-1 Fulham Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 17 Jan Blackburn R. 2 - 0 Fulham Premier League
2009/2010 Wed 25 Nov Fulham 3 - 0 Blackburn R. Premier League
2008/2009 Wed 11 Mar Fulham 1 - 2 Blackburn R. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Blackburn R. 1 - 0 Fulham Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Rovers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Fulham's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Cottagers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Blackburn Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 14 points.

Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 20 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackburn Rovers 6 1 1 4 8 11 4
Fulham 6 3 2 1 10 8 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Cottagers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Blackburn Rovers. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackburn Rovers Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Fulham Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.

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