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Leicester City face a trip to Ipswich Town at Portman Road at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 7 of the 31 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 10 Jan | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Ipswich Town | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Dec | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Ipswich Town | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Ipswich Town | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Tractor Boys's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Foxes have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ipswich Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 21 matches. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Foxes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Ipswich Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 12 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |