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Leicester City play host to Doncaster Rovers at Walkers Stadium on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Foxes have won 11 of the 12 matches the two teams have contested.
The last time the two teams met at Leicester City was way back in the black-and-white days of August 1956, with Leicester City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Second Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1956/1957 | Sat 15 Dec | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 18 Aug | Leicester City | 3-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 28 Apr | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1955/1956 | Mon 05 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 6 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 27 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1953/1954 | Sat 10 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1952/1953 | Sat 21 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 6 conceded.
Doncaster Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Leicester City's total of 42 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Doncaster Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Doncaster Rvs. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Foxes in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |