FM Preview: Crystal Palace v Leicester City 02 Jan 2012

Last updated : 01 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Crystal Palace v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park at lunchtime on Monday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2010, as the Eagles edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3-2 in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 20 Nov Leicester City 3 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Tue 12 Apr Leicester City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Crystal Palace 3-2 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Tue 20 Oct Leicester City 2 - 0 Crystal Palace Championship
2008/2009 Wed 14 Jan Crystal Palace 2 - 1 Leicester City F.A. Cup
2008/2009 Sat 03 Jan Leicester City 0 - 0 Crystal Palace F.A. Cup

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

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Eagles score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 1.

The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Foxes have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 36 points from their 24 games so far.

Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 24 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 5 5 10
Leicester City 6 1 3 2 7 7 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Eagles, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crystal Palace Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Leicester City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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