Leicester face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Foxes having 14 wins against 18 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2001, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Leicester | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Leicester | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 04 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Leicester | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Leicester | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Leicester | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Leicester | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Sep | Leicester | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Leicester have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Aston Villa are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches. Leicester find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 2 points from their 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Leicester | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Leicester on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Foxes. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Leicester | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |
