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Stoke City travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 6 of the 35 games.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was just over four years ago, in October 2004, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 10 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 26 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 02 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Hammers have conceded a disappointing 11 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Potters have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 22 points from their 19 games played so far, Stoke City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 20 points from their 19 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Potters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |