FM Preview: Leicester City v Scunthorpe United 02 Oct 2010

Last updated : 01 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Leicester City v Scunthorpe United fixture

Leicester City prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Foxes.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Leicester City annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 13 FebLeicester City5-1Scunthorpe U.CHMP
2009/2010Sat 28 NovScunthorpe U.1 - 1Leicester CityCHMP
2008/2009Fri 24 AprLeicester City2 - 2Scunthorpe U.LGE1
2008/2009Sat 22 NovScunthorpe U.1 - 2Leicester CityLGE1
2007/2008Sat 29 MarLeicester City1 - 0Scunthorpe U.CHMP
2007/2008Sat 20 OctScunthorpe U.0 - 0Leicester CityCHMP
1987/1988Tue 06 OctScunthorpe U.1 - 2Leicester CityLGEC

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Foxes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Iron's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Leicester City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 5 points. Scunthorpe U. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Leicester City62139157
Scunthorpe U.61237105

FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Leicester City's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Scunthorpe U.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Leicester City 4 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Scunthorpe U. 17 games since last away draw.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.