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Sunderland face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Black Cats have recorded 9 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hammers in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 29 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Hammers have scored 10, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s 35 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 9 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Black Cats are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against West Ham Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Sunderland | 13 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |