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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Blades have recorded 9 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, as the Foxes edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Leicester City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches. Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca Cola Championship, and have accumulated 46 points from the 20 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Blades has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Leicester City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |