Blackburn Rovers, Recent Form

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There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Blackburn Rovers players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough.  They came away from that fixture with 45% of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 5 on target. By comparison, Middlesbrough managed 11 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Jon Dahl Tomasson will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 11 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  It's been rare for their fans not to have had something to shout about this season, with their team scoring in 11 out of 12 home games.  When playing at home this season, Blackburn Rovers has notched up a tally of 5 clean sheets, highlighting the struggle some of their opponents have had to break through on goal.  

Losing 4 of their last 6 matches will concern them, but they have picked up some important points by winning the other 2 of these games.  

Cardiff City, Recent Form

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It's fair to say Cardiff City will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Coventry City, a match that ended in a 0-0 draw.  They achieved 42% possession in that match and had 6 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Coventry City's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   After failing to get on the scoresheet in 7 away games out of 12 this season, Mark Hudson will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.  

There will be mixed feelings from The Bluebirds, while they've been undefeated in their last 4 league games, they've only manage a drawn in 4 of them.  

Callum Robinson will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Blackburn Rovers in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Cardiff City.