FM Preview: Leicester City v Birmingham City 12 Apr 2013

Last updated : 11 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Birmingham City fixture

Leicester City prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Filbert Way on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Foxes are clearly on top, winning 52.46% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Filbert Way was just last season, in March 2012, with Leicester City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2011/2012 Tue 13 Mar Leicester City 3-1 Birmingham C. Championship
2011/2012 Sun 16 Oct Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2006/2007 Tue 17 Apr Leicester City 1 - 2 Birmingham C. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 30 Sep Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2003/2004 Sat 13 Mar Birmingham C. 0 - 1 Leicester City Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 13 Dec Leicester City 0 - 2 Birmingham C. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Leicester City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Foxes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Birmingham City's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Blues, and 10 goals against.

Leicester City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 60 points from their 41 games so far.

Birmingham City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 53 points from their 41 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leicester City 6 0 2 4 3 8 2
Birmingham City 6 3 2 1 12 6 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Foxes at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leicester City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Birmingham City 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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