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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's 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 less than a year ago, in December 2009, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 10 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 13 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 05 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City 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, 6 to 4.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 10 matches. West Ham Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from St Andrew's with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |