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Leicester City face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, Foxes have recorded 12 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2006, the The Owls carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Leicester City | 1 - 4 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Leicester City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 6 points from their 9 games thus far. Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Foxes's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Sheff. Wed., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Leicester City | 4 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |