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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, Foxes have recorded 12 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 24 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was more than three years back, in October 2002, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Owls in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 May | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Feb | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Owls have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Foxes have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 28 matches. Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Foxes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Leicester City | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |