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Southampton face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Southampton | 3 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Saints, and 12 goals against.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 31 matches. Southampton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Saints to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |