Sunderland prepare to entertain West Ham United at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, Black Cats have recorded 16 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was just last season, in October 2002, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Black Cats in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Black Cats in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hammers, and 6 goals against.
Sunderland's 52 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Ham Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 57 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are starting to turn Stadium Of Light into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |