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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Rovers in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Blackburn R. | 3 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 29 matches. West Ham Utd.'s 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Hammers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackburn R.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| West Ham Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |