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Everton face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 17 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 06 Mar | Everton | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Everton | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 10 Nov | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Everton | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 28 Apr | Everton | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rovers, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Everton are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Blues have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 18 points from their 14 games played so far, Everton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 5 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. |
| Everton | 16 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |