West Ham Utd. travel to take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 5 of the 35 games.
The last time the two teams met at Burnley was amazingly over twenty years ago, in August 1980, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 02 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Burnley | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 26 Aug | Burnley | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 19 Feb | Burnley | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 29 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Burnley | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 24 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Burnley | DIV2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 09 Sep | Burnley | 3 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Clarets in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Hammers, and 10 goals against.
Burnley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 33 matches. West Ham Utd.'s total of 52 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Burnley, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |