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Leicester City face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Foxes have recorded 10 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2005, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Mar | Leicester City | 5 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Black Cats have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Foxes have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far, Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |