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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 October 2009, the Potters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 3 points from their 4 games thus far. West Ham Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 21 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |