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Leicester City face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Foxes have recorded 12 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Wed. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 17 from their 15 matches played. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 15 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Leicester City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. |