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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, The Blades have recorded 9 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Leicester City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Foxes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sheff. Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Blades have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 10 matches. Sheff. Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 11 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |