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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Hammers have recorded 11 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 21 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Hammers have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 15 points from their 13 games played so far, West Ham Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |