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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Chelsea at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, winning 52.17% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in March 2008, where Chelsea annihilated the Hammers 0-4 in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 14 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 0-4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 18 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Chelsea | 4 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Hammers score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Blues, and 8 goals against.
West Ham Utd.'s 45 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 33 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Chelsea will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |
