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Leicester City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 10 of the 27 previous games, with the Foxes winning just 9.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Leicester City | 1-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 04 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 3 | Preston N.E. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 17 games played so far, Preston N.E. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 33 points from the 17 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |