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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Sunderland at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 35 games played, Hammers have recorded 15 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Hammers in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Hammers have scored 10, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 9 points.
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers's form is quite poor at the moment, but I see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Sunderland | 13 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |