Birmingham C. pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Blues have recorded 14 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 17 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was more than three years back, in October 2002, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hammers in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 05 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 30 Nov | Birmingham C. | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 03 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 28 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 04 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Hammers's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Blues have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
West Ham Utd.'s 38 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 20 points from their 24 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 18 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against West Ham Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Birmingham C. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |