West Ham Utd. travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 9 of the 37 games.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was more than a decade ago, in October 1990, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Potters in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 10 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 26 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 02 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | DIV2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 19 Aug | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 14 May | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 1 | Stoke City | DIV1 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 20 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 4 | West Ham Utd. | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Stoke City, West Ham Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Hammers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stoke City's 59 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. West Ham Utd.'s total of 67 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 5 games since last home draw. |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. |