Leicester City prepare to entertain Aston Villa at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Foxes are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 7 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was two seasons ago, in April 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Leicester City | 2-2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 04 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Foxes have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Villans have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 20 points from their 22 games thus far. Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Walkers Stadium for the Foxes and the Madmen are unable to see past Aston Villa claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |