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Arsenal face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park at tea-time on Monday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 21 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, where Arsenal annihilated the Gunners 0 - 4 in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 04 Oct | Arsenal | 6 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Blackburn R. | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 11 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 28 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Gunners's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 44 points from their 36 games played so far, Arsenal's total of 72 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Arsenal only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Ewood Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |