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West Ham Utd. are ready to welcome Bolton Wanderers to Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 6 of the 27 games.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was within the last three years, in December 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1-1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 May | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
West Ham Utd.'s 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Bolton Wdrs.'s 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hammers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bolton Wdrs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |