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West Ham Utd. play host to Blackpool at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, winning 15 and drawing 8 of the 25 games played.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1970, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1970/1971 | Sat 27 Feb | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 02 Jan | Blackpool | 4 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 31 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2-1 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Tue 27 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Mon 26 Dec | Blackpool | 1 - 4 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Wed 07 Dec | Blackpool | 1 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 19 Mar | Blackpool | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Seasiders have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 8 points. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that West Ham Utd.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |