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Middlesbrough face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 11 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Middlesbrough | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Blackburn R. | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 21 Dec | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 15 outings ago. |