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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Hammers have recorded 11 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Fri 29 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Hammers, and 7 goals against.
Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 4 points from their 7 games thus far. West Ham Utd. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Sunderland. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| West Ham Utd. | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |