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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Coventry City at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 9 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 30 Aug | Coventry City | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 2-0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 12 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Coventry City | 0 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 5 - 0 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 62 points from their 40 games so far. Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hammers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Coventry City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Coventry City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |