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Leicester City travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Foxes won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Scunthorpe U. and Leicester City at was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1987, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Iron in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Tue 06 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 23 Sep | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Leicester City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Scunthorpe U.'s 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |