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Everton pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 56 games played, Blues have recorded 19 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 24 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was more than three years back, in October 2002, with Everton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Hammers in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 14 Dec | Everton | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Everton | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 27 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Everton | 5 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Everton | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Everton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s 41 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 36 points from their 27 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why West Ham Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Everton | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |