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West Ham Utd. pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Hammers have recorded 11 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 18 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in October 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 21 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 29 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Hammers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 31 matches. West Ham Utd.'s 44 points from 31 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 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for West Ham Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sunderland. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |