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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Charlton Athletic at The Valley 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at The Valley was within the last three years, in February 2005, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Addicks in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Dec | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Foxes, and 11 goals against.
Charlton Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 11 points from 6 games. Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Addicks coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Leicester City | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |