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Leicester City face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale 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 lose 17 and win only 4 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the North End carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 25 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Preston N.E. | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Foxes have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 54 points from their 44 games played so far, Leicester City's total of 70 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Foxes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Preston N.E.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Leicester City | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |