FootyMAD West Ham Utd match preview

Last updated : 14 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the West Ham United v Norwich City fixture

Norwich travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 4 of the 19 games.

The last time the two teams met at West Ham was back in March 1995, over five years ago, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Tue 30 JulNorwich0 - 2West HamFR
1994/1995Sat 11 MarWest Ham2 - 2NorwichPREM
1994/1995Sat 27 AugNorwich1 - 0West HamPREM
1993/1994Mon 24 JanWest Ham3 - 3NorwichPREM
1993/1994Sat 23 OctNorwich0 - 0West HamPREM
1991/1992Sat 11 AprWest Ham4 - 0NorwichDIV1
1991/1992Sat 14 SepNorwich2 - 1West HamDIV1

Recent respective form guides

West Ham United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Hammers have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.

In complete contrast to West Ham, Norwich are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Canaries have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Ham are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 23 points from 11 games. Norwich's total of 21 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Ham641111513
Norwich642010514

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
West HamUnbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
NorwichPrevious 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
7 games since last defeat.