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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Foxes have recorded 1 wins, and Southend Utd. have come away with 2 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Roots Hall was within the last three years, in March 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Southend Utd. | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Southend Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southend Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 67 points from their 43 games so far. Leicester City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 43 games giving them a return of 89 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Foxes could well see them head back from Roots Hall with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | 17 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 18 . |
| Leicester City | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |