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Sunderland face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Black Cats have recorded 8 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, as the Hammers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Hammers, with 6 goals against.
The away form of Sunderland however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Black Cats, and 6 goals against.
West Ham Utd.'s total of 70 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sunderland are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 44 games giving them a return of 88 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at West Ham Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Sunderland | Undefeated in last 5 away games. |