West Ham play host to Sheffield United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Hammers have the slight edge, having won 17 of the 36 games compared to Sheff Utd's 10 wins.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham was back in January 1994, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1993/1994 | Mon 28 Mar | Sheff Utd | 3 - 2 | West Ham | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 03 Jan | West Ham | 0-0 | Sheff Utd | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 21 Dec | West Ham | 1 - 1 | Sheff Utd | DIV1 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 20 Aug | Sheff Utd | 1 - 1 | West Ham | DIV1 |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 21 Mar | West Ham | 5 - 0 | Sheff Utd | DIV2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 14 Oct | Sheff Utd | 0 - 2 | West Ham | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 02 Apr | Sheff Utd | 3 - 0 | West Ham | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to West Ham, Sheff Utd are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Blades have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far. Sheff Utd see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Sheff Utd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham may be coming up against a decent side in Sheff Utd, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Hammers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sheff Utd | Not won in previous 7 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |