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West Ham Utd. are ready to welcome Middlesbrough to Boleyn Ground on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, winning 56.00% of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was within the last three years, in April 2003, the Hammers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Middlesbrough | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Boro, and 7 goals against.
West Ham Utd.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough's 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With West Ham Utd. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |