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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 37 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 9 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 23 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 21 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Hammers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. The Black Cats have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham Utd.'s 41 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 30 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |