FM Preview: Burnley v West Ham United 24 Mar 2012

Last updated : 23 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v West Ham United fixture

West Ham United pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor 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 lose 23 and win only 6 of the 38 games.

The previous match played between the two at Turf Moor was within the last three years, in February 2010, the Clarets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec West Ham Utd. 1 - 2 Burnley Championship
2010/2011 Mon 21 Feb West Ham Utd. 5 - 1 Burnley F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb Burnley 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov West Ham Utd. 5 - 3 Burnley Premier League
2004/2005 Tue 05 Apr Burnley 0 - 1 West Ham Utd. Championship
2004/2005 Sat 28 Aug West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Burnley Championship
2003/2004 Tue 02 Mar Burnley 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Burnley 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 5.

The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Burnley find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 37 matches.

West Ham United are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 68 points from 37 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burnley 6 0 2 4 4 9 2
West Ham United 6 1 5 0 6 4 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

West Ham United are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
West Ham United Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Drawn each of the last 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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