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Arsenal face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 21 of the 56 previous games, with the hosts winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 03 May | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Arsenal are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Gunners have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Arsenal's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Gunners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Arsenal | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |