Wimbledon match preview

Last updated : 08 March 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the West Ham United v Wimbledon fixture

West Ham Utd. are ready to welcome Wimbledon to Boleyn Ground on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 6 of the 13 previous games, with the Hammers winning just 5.

The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was more than three years back, in March 2000, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Tue 25 NovWimbledon1 - 1West Ham Utd.LD1
1999/2000Sun 26 MarWest Ham Utd.2-1WimbledonPREM
1999/2000Sun 26 DecWimbledon2 - 2West Ham Utd.PREM
1998/1999Sat 30 JanWimbledon0 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM
1998/1999Wed 09 SepWest Ham Utd.3 - 4WimbledonPREM
1997/1998Sun 28 DecWimbledon1 - 2West Ham Utd.PREM
1997/1998Sat 30 AugWest Ham Utd.3 - 1WimbledonPREM

Recent respective form guides

West Ham United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Hammers have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Wimbledon have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Dons have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Ham Utd.'s total of 54 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Wimbledon find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 18 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Ham Utd.6141357
Wimbledon60061130

FootyMad's prediction ...

West Ham Utd. are not exactly setting the world alight at Boleyn Ground at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Wimbledon in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Ham Utd.Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
WimbledonLost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.