Analysis: Blackburn - Fulham, odds and tips

An uncommonly important match, meaning the fight for holding the position in the Premier League will be played on Saturday at Ewood Park where Blackburn will host Fulham.

Classification and team condition:
Blackburn (3-5-12) has 14 points and holds the last 20th place. Fulham (5-8-7) with 23 points holds the 14th place and is separated from the fall out zone by 7 points.

Potential and team situation:
And it had all started so well… can be said about the game of Blackburn Rovers. When in November 2010 the Indian owners Venkys London Limited had bought out the club they promised the fans “mountains of gold”. They wanted to buy Ronaldinho, fight for European cups and even for the Champions League in 3-4 years’ time. At that time Rovers escaped from the league fall out by miracle but this season they may have no such luck. If the giant of the meat industry of Asia won’t either get interested in the team situation or strengthen its lineup then it will be impossible to get hold of the league. Many experts claimed that Kean can start packing already after the defeats against WBA and Bolton. It was rescued by a sensational victory over United.
A potential defeat from Fulham can however influence the dismissal of the Scottish coach. Fulham experiences not the best situation. For Martin Jol’s team it is one of the weakest seasons compared with the previous years. The main reason for the bad game of Fulham is the problems in the team’s lineup. Last names of the following players can still be seen in the list of the injured: Johnson, Davies, Gryger and Schwarzer. Huge problems in the lineup are also present in Blackburn. Steve Kean won’t be able to use Dunn, Dann, Salgado and Nielsen’s services on Saturday.

History of meetings:
The balance of 10 previous matches between Blackburn and Fulham is as follows: 3 wins of Rovers, 2 of Blackburn and 5 draws. Two out of three last matches ended up in a 1:1 draw.

Tips and grounds:
A draw is always a risky variant. The Londoners seem to be the team sharing points near Aston Villa and Swansea as in the previous season. Rovers haven’t yet ended a home match with a draw this season. Taking into consideration the statistics of matches between these teams a possibility of ending the match in a draw cannot be excluded.

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