FM Preview: Burnley v Leicester City 29 Dec 2012

Last updated : 28 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Burnley v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor 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 28 and win only 9 of the 50 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Turf Moor was just last season, in November 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Wed 19 Sep Leicester City 2 - 1 Burnley Championship
2011/2012 Tue 17 Apr Leicester City 0 - 0 Burnley Championship
2011/2012 Tue 01 Nov Burnley 1 - 3 Leicester City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Leicester City 4 - 0 Burnley Championship
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Burnley 3 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Tue 04 Dec Burnley 1 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 10 Nov Leicester City 0 - 1 Burnley Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Burnley have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Clarets score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.

Burnley see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 33 points from their 24 games played so far,

Leicester City's total of 38 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Burnley 6 1 4 1 7 7 7
Leicester City 6 1 2 3 6 6 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Leicester City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Burnley. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Burnley Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Leicester City Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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