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Leicester City are ready to welcome Southend United to Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Foxes have claimed victory from 5 of the previous 6 games.
The previous match played between the two at Walkers Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2006, the Foxes carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Leicester City | 1-0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 15 Jan | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 3 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 05 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Foxes, with 4 goals against.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Shrimpers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Leicester City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 18 games giving them a return of 38 points. Southend Utd.'s 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Leicester City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Foxes. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southend Utd. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. |