West Ham Utd. travel to take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 8 of the 37 games.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was back in March 1994, over five years ago, as the Blades edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
1993/1994 | Mon 28 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
1993/1994 | Mon 03 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
1991/1992 | Sat 21 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV1 |
1991/1992 | Tue 20 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | DIV1 |
1989/1990 | Wed 21 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV2 |
1989/1990 | Sat 14 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Blades have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 48 points from 26 games. West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 41 from their 27 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blades. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
West Ham Utd. | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |