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Blackpool travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Seasiders will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 15 occasions, and draw 8, from the 25 games played.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was way back in the black-and-white days of October 1970, the Hammers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1970/1971 | Sat 27 Feb | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 02 Jan | Blackpool | 4 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 1970/1971 | Sat 31 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Tue 27 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Blackpool | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Mon 26 Dec | Blackpool | 1 - 4 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1966/1967 | Wed 07 Dec | Blackpool | 1 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 19 Mar | Blackpool | 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 generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Seasiders have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 8 points. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
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| West Ham Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |