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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park 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 just last season, in August 2009, when they played out a goalless draw 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 | Sat 30 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 4 conceded.
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 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far, West Ham Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 12 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |