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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 12 of the 29 previous games, with the Foxes winning just 9.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was just last season, in March 2008, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 25 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Leicester City | 0-1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 5 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The North End's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Leicester City's 13 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 15 points from 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City are starting to turn Walkers Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Unbeaten in the last 28 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |