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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Foxes have recorded 10 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 20 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Bramall Lane was within the last three years, in August 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Leicester City | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Foxes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 53 points from their 40 games played so far, Leicester City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 47 from their 41 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Leicester City | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |