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West Ham Utd. travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 6 of the 37 games.
The last time the two teams met at Burnley was just over four years ago, in April 2005, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Clarets in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 3 | Burnley | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Burnley | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | Burnley | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 02 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Burnley | LGEC |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 26 Aug | Burnley | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Hammers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burnley are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 20 points from their 23 games thus far. West Ham Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for West Ham Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Burnley. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 12 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |