FM Preview: West Ham United v Bristol City 01 Nov 2011

Last updated : 31 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Ham United v Bristol City fixture

West Ham United play host to Bristol City at Boleyn Ground on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Hammers have won 13 of the 15 matches the two teams have contested.

The last time the two teams met at West Ham United was well over fifteen years ago, back in January 1993, with West Ham United running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
1992/1993 Wed 27 Jan West Ham Utd. 2-0 Bristol City League Division One
1992/1993 Tue 15 Sep Bristol City 1 - 5 West Ham Utd. League Division One
1990/1991 Wed 20 Mar West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Bristol City Second Division
1990/1991 Sat 13 Oct Bristol City 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. Second Division
1984/1985 Tue 09 Oct West Ham Utd. 6 - 1 Bristol City League Cup
1984/1985 Tue 25 Sep Bristol City 2 - 2 West Ham Utd. League Cup
1980/1981 Tue 11 Nov West Ham Utd. 5 - 0 Bristol City Second Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

West Ham United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 8 conceded.

Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Robins have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Ham United are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 27 points from the 14 games they have played so far.

Bristol City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 9 points from their 14 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Ham United 6 3 1 2 10 6 10
Bristol City 6 1 0 5 5 13 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Hammers being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Ham United 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Bristol City 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here