FM Preview: Leicester City v Watford 25 Apr 2011

Last updated : 24 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Watford fixture

Leicester City prepare to entertain Watford at Walkers Stadium on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Foxes are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 3 of the 25 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was just last season, in April 2010, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Watford 3 - 2 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Leicester City 4-1 Watford Championship
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Watford 3 - 3 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Tue 12 Feb Watford 1 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 25 Aug Leicester City 4 - 1 Watford Championship
2005/2006 Tue 22 Nov Leicester City 2 - 2 Watford Championship
2005/2006 Sat 15 Oct Watford 1 - 2 Leicester City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 7 conceded.

Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Leicester City's 60 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Watford's 61 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leicester City 6 1 2 3 11 11 5
Watford 6 1 2 3 7 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Leicester City at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Foxes will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leicester City Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Watford Not won in previous 3 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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