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Arsenal pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 21 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 14.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was more than three years back, in August 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 19 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Apr | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 02 May | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
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. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
West Ham Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 10 points they have accumulated from 5 games. Arsenal's 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Arsenal only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Boleyn Ground will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |