FM Preview: Coventry City v Leicester City 11 Sep 2010

Last updated : 10 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Coventry City v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Foxes have recorded 14 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 21 MarLeicester City2 - 2Coventry CityCHMP
2009/2010Sat 03 OctCoventry City1 - 1Leicester CityCHMP
2007/2008Sat 23 FebCoventry City2 - 0Leicester CityCHMP
2007/2008Sat 12 JanLeicester City2 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 17 FebLeicester City3 - 0Coventry CityCHMP
2006/2007Fri 18 AugCoventry City0 - 0Leicester CityCHMP
2005/2006Mon 17 AprCoventry City1 - 1Leicester CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Coventry City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of Leicester City however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Coventry City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Coventry City62137127
Leicester City62139127

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Coventry City 4 games since last home draw.
Leicester City 13 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.