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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Stoke City at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 6 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in December 2008, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 2-1 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 31 matches. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 30 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
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 Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |