FM Preview: Middlesbrough v Leicester City 02 Apr 2011

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Middlesbrough v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Foxes have recorded 13 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 20 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Boro in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Leicester City 0 - 0 Middlesbrough Championship
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Leicester City 2 - 0 Middlesbrough Championship
2009/2010 Tue 29 Sep Middlesbrough 0-1 Leicester City Championship
2003/2004 Sat 17 Jan Middlesbrough 3 - 3 Leicester City Premiership
2003/2004 Tue 26 Aug Leicester City 0 - 0 Middlesbrough Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 02 Mar Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Leicester City Premiership
2001/2002 Mon 17 Sep Leicester City 1 - 2 Middlesbrough Premiership

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

Recent respective form guides

Middlesbrough have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 37 matches.

Leicester City's 55 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Middlesbrough 6 2 2 2 7 11 8
Leicester City 6 1 1 4 6 8 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Leicester City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Middlesbrough. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Middlesbrough Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Leicester City 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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