FootyMAD Blackburn Rovers match preview

Last updated : 19 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic fixture

Charlton face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Addicks will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 5 of the 28 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 12 AprBlackburn1 - 0CharltonPREM
2002/2003Sun 24 NovCharlton3 - 1BlackburnPREM
2001/2002Sat 12 JanBlackburn4 - 1CharltonPREM
2001/2002Sat 22 DecCharlton0 - 2BlackburnPREM
1999/2000Mon 24 AprBlackburn1 - 1CharltonLD1
1999/2000Tue 30 NovCharlton1 - 2BlackburnLD1
1998/1999Sat 01 MayCharlton0 - 0BlackburnPREM

Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Rovers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Charlton's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackburn see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far, Charlton's 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Blackburn61147134
Charlton622210118

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Addicks has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackburn. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Blackburn Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Charlton 4 games since last defeat.