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Leicester City face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Foxes have recorded 10 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2003, the Blades carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Leicester City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 21 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 05 May | Leicester City | 2 - 5 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 04 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Sheff. Utd.'s total of 42 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games 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 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 14 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Sheff. Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Leicester City | Undefeated in last 7 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |