FM Preview: Crystal Palace v Leicester City 20 Apr 2013

Last updated : 19 April 2013 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 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 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 at Selhurst Park was just last season, in January 2012, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Eagles in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct Leicester City 1 - 2 Crystal Palace Championship
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Crystal Palace 1-2 Leicester City Championship
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

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

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.

The away form of Leicester City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Foxes have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Crystal Palace's total of 66 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Leicester City's total of 64 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Crystal Palace 6 0 2 4 2 13 2
Leicester City 6 1 2 3 7 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Leicester City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Selhurst Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Crystal Palace Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Leicester City Not won in previous 8 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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