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Cardiff City face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 13 occassions, and draw 9, from the 23 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, the Hammers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LC |
| 1980/1981 | Wed 06 May | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 07 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Hammers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
West Ham Utd.'s 45 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Cardiff City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 34 from their 30 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |