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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 10 of the 44 games.
The previous match played between the two at Bloomfield Road was more than three years back, in January 2005, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Seasiders in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 18 Jan | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Blackpool | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 10 Sep | Blackpool | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 1969/1970 | Tue 31 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 08 Nov | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Seasiders in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Foxes have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 29 matches. Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 7 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |