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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, winning 50.98% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in October 2006, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 29 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2-1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 2 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Blackburn R. | 3 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 29 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Hammers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
West Ham Utd.'s 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Blackburn R.'s 46 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers go into their game against Blackburn R. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | 4 games since last defeat. |