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Leicester City face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Foxes have recorded 6 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Leicester City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Foxes have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 46 points from their 29 games so far. Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 28 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cardiff City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |