Leicester City pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 7 of the 56 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was within the last three years, in September 2001, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Magpies have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 34 points they have accumulated from 23 games. Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 20 points from their 23 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Newcastle Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 11 most recent games. |