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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Foxes have recorded 21 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 31 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. Andrew's was within the last three years, in March 2004, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 26 Nov | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 15 Mar | Birmingham C. | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 12 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Leicester City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Foxes have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 17 points from the 9 games they have played so far. Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Foxes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Birmingham C.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. |
| Leicester City | 4 games since last defeat. |