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Leicester City prepare to entertain Preston North End at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was just last season, in October 2004, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Foxes in an League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Preston N.E. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 04 Oct | Leicester City | 2-3 | Preston N.E. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Wed 28 Oct | Leicester City | 4 - 0 | Preston N.E. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 6 conceded.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 42 matches. Preston N.E.'s total of 70 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Foxes, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Preston N.E. | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |