Sheff. Wed. pack their bags to visit Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 48 games played, The Owls have recorded 11 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 23 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Walkers Stadium was within the last three years, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | LGEC |
2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
1999/2000 | Sun 14 May | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 5 conceded.
The The Owls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Owls, and 7 goals against.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola Championship with a return of just 3 points from their 5 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Leicester City is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Leicester City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Sheff. Wed. | No sequences of note |