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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 42 games played, Hammers have recorded 18 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was two seasons ago, in February 2006, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 13 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 3-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 05 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 30 Nov | Birmingham C. | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 03 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Blues have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham Utd.'s 36 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 21 points from their 25 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Hammers being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |