FM Preview: West Ham United v Fulham 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Ham United v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Cottagers have recorded 10 wins, and West Ham United have come away with 21 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was was two seasons ago, in October 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 26 Dec Fulham 1 - 3 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct West Ham Utd. 1-1 Fulham Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Fulham 3 - 2 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 04 Oct West Ham Utd. 2 - 2 Fulham Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 18 Jan West Ham Utd. 3 - 1 Fulham Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 27 Sep Fulham 1 - 2 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 23 Feb Fulham 0 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

West Ham United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Hammers have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 4.

Fulham have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Cottagers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Ham United's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Fulham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 3 from their 2 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Ham United 6 5 0 1 10 4 15
Fulham 6 3 0 3 10 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Ham United Won 5 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Fulham Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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