FM Preview: Swansea City v Leicester City 23 Oct 2010

History of the Swansea City v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Swans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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	Sat 16 Jan	Swansea City	1 - 0	Leicester City	CHMP
2009/2010	Sat 02 Jan	Leicester City	2 - 1	Swansea City	FAC
2009/2010	Sat 08 Aug	Leicester City	2 - 1	Swansea City	CHMP
1986/1987	Wed 08 Oct	Leicester City	4 - 2	Swansea City	LGEC
1986/1987	Tue 23 Sep	Swansea City	0 - 2	Leicester City	LGEC
1979/1980	Wed 20 Feb	Leicester City	1 - 1	Swansea City	CHMP
1979/1980	Sat 29 Sep	Swansea City	0 - 2	Leicester City	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Swansea City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Swans have scored 9 and conceded 1 during this period.

The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Foxes have hit 11 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swansea City's total of 20 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship. Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 12 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Swansea City	6	3	2	1	8	6	11
Leicester City	6	3	1	2	12	14	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Swans. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Swansea City	Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Leicester City	5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat.