FM Preview: Leicester City v Reading 13 Aug 2011

Last updated : 12 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Reading fixture

Leicester City prepare to entertain Reading at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was less than a year ago, in August 2010, with Reading inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Reading 3 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Leicester City 1-2 Reading Championship
2009/2010 Wed 24 Mar Leicester City 1 - 2 Reading Championship
2009/2010 Mon 26 Oct Reading 0 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2005/2006 Sat 25 Mar Leicester City 1 - 1 Reading Championship
2005/2006 Wed 28 Dec Reading 2 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2004/2005 Sat 26 Feb Reading 0 - 0 Leicester City Championship

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

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 9 conceded.

The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The Royals have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.

Leicester City lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 3 points from their 1 games so far.

Reading see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leicester City 6 4 1 1 16 9 13
Reading 6 2 3 1 9 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Leicester City at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Foxes will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leicester City Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Reading Undefeated in last 6 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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