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Sunderland prepare to entertain West Ham United at Stadium Of Light on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, winning 51.43% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Sunderland running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Sunderland | 2-0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Black Cats, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, West Ham Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Hammers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 40 points from 21 games. West Ham Utd.'s total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Sunderland fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Black Cats. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |