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Leicester City play host to Southend United at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Foxes have claimed victory from 4 of the previous 5 games.
The last time the two teams met at Leicester City was back in January 1997, over five years ago, with Leicester City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Wed 15 Jan | Leicester City | 2-0 | Southend Utd. | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Southend Utd. | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 3 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 05 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 06 Nov | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 20 Apr | Leicester City | 4 - 1 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Sep | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 4 conceded.
Southend Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Shrimpers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Leicester City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 4 from their 4 matches played. Southend Utd.'s 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
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 | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southend Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |