FM Preview: Millwall v Leicester City 15 Dec 2012

Last updated : 14 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Millwall v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Millwall at The Den 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 The Den was less than a year ago, in April 2012, the Lions carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Millwall 2 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Leicester City 0 - 3 Millwall Championship
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Leicester City 4 - 2 Millwall Championship
2010/2011 Tue 28 Dec Millwall 2 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Millwall 0 - 1 Leicester City League One
2008/2009 Sat 13 Sep Leicester City 0 - 1 Millwall League One
2005/2006 Sat 18 Mar Millwall 0 - 1 Leicester City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Millwall are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Lions, with 5 goals against.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.

Millwall lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 33 points from their 21 games so far.

Leicester City's total of 37 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Millwall 6 4 1 1 6 4 13
Leicester City 6 3 2 1 16 6 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Millwall may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Millwall Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Leicester City No sequences of note

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