Leicester City face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Foxes have recorded 12 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 19 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2002, the Boro carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 17 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Leicester City | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Foxes, and 12 goals against.
Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 20 matches. Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 19 points from their 21 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Boro. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Leicester City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |