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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 37 games played, Hammers have recorded 17 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in October 2007, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners 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 23 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
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 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. The Black Cats have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham Utd.'s 41 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 30 matches.
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 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Sunderland is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Hammers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |