FM Preview: Liverpool v West Ham United 06 Apr 2013

Last updated : 05 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Liverpool v West Ham United fixture

West Ham United pack their bags to visit Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 37 of the 54 contests.

The previous match played between the two at Anfield was within the last three years, in November 2010, with Liverpool running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 09 Dec West Ham Utd. 2 - 3 Liverpool Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 27 Feb West Ham Utd. 3 - 1 Liverpool Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Mon 19 Apr Liverpool 3 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep West Ham Utd. 2 - 3 Liverpool Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 09 May West Ham Utd. 0 - 3 Liverpool Premier League
2008/2009 Mon 01 Dec Liverpool 0 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Liverpool are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. In this time, Reds have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 5.

The away form of West Ham United is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Liverpool's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

West Ham United's 36 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Liverpool 6 2 2 2 14 9 8
West Ham United 6 3 0 3 8 11 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Liverpool 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
West Ham United 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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