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Sheff. Wed. prepare to entertain Leicester City at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 52 games played, The Owls have recorded 26 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Hillsborough was less than a year ago, in November 2006, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 4 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2-1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Leicester City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 6 points from their 9 games thus far. Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Hillsborough for the The Owls and the Madmen are unable to see past Leicester City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Leicester City | 4 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |