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Sunderland face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 69 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 17 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 34 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in an F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 04 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 12 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 20 points from their 19 games played so far, Sunderland's 22 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |