FM Preview: Leicester City v Charlton Athletic 19 Feb 2013

Last updated : 18 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Charlton Athletic fixture

Leicester City play host to Charlton Athletic at Filbert Way on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Foxes have recorded 9 wins, and Charlton Athletic have come away with 6 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Leicester City was back in December 2007, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2012/2013 Tue 21 Aug Charlton Ath. 2 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec Leicester City 1-1 Charlton Ath. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 22 Sep Charlton Ath. 2 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2004/2005 Sat 19 Feb Charlton Ath. 1 - 2 Leicester City F.A. Cup
2003/2004 Sat 01 May Charlton Ath. 2 - 2 Leicester City Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 22 Nov Leicester City 1 - 1 Charlton Ath. Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 09 Mar Leicester City 1 - 1 Charlton Ath. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Leicester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Foxes, with 5 goals against.

Charlton Athletic have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Addicks have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Leicester City's total of 53 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Charlton Athletic see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 32 games played so far,

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Leicester City 6 3 1 2 10 6 10
Charlton Athletic 6 2 1 3 7 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Charlton Athletic is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Foxes in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Leicester City 7 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Charlton Athletic Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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