Coventry City match preview

Last updated : 16 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the West Ham United v Coventry City fixture

West Ham Utd. are ready to welcome Coventry City to Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 9 of the 43 games.

The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was more than three years back, in February 2001, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 01 NovCoventry City1 - 1West Ham Utd.LD1
2000/2001Mon 12 FebWest Ham Utd.1-1Coventry CityPREM
2000/2001Sat 23 SepCoventry City0 - 3West Ham Utd.PREM
1999/2000Sat 22 AprWest Ham Utd.5 - 0Coventry CityPREM
1999/2000Sat 25 SepCoventry City1 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM
1998/1999Mon 28 DecWest Ham Utd.2 - 0Coventry CityPREM
1998/1999Sat 29 AugCoventry City0 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM

Recent respective form guides

West Ham United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Hammers, with 3 goals against.

Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 64 points from their 42 games so far. Coventry City's 58 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Ham Utd.62137107
Coventry City62041196

FootyMad's prediction ...

West Ham Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Coventry City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Hammers. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Ham Utd.Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Coventry CityLost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Last drawn game 15 outings ago.