Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Blades have recorded 9 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
1995/1996 | Sat 21 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Leicester City | CHMP |
1989/1990 | Sat 05 May | Leicester City | 2 - 5 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
1989/1990 | Sat 04 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
1987/1988 | Sat 05 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 11 from their 7 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blades have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Walkers Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Leicester City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |