Sunderland face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Black Cats have recorded 8 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 12 victories.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
West Ham Utd.'s 34 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 35 from their 22 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Sunderland on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Black Cats. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sunderland | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |