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Leicester City travel to take on Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 41 games played, Foxes have recorded 12 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 20 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in January 2004, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Middlesbrough | 3 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 17 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Leicester City | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Boro have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 9 games. Leicester City's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Boro, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |