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Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Leicester City at Walkers Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, The Blades have recorded 10 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 16 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Walkers Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2007, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the The Blades have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City's total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 32 from their 22 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the 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 | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sheff. Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |