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Leicester City pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, Foxes have recorded 10 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 17 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was more than three years back, in April 2002, the Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Mar | Leicester City | 5 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 17 goals for the Black Cats, with 7 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sunderland, Leicester City are having a torrid time on their travels, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Sunderland are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 43 games giving them a return of 85 points. Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 42 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Foxes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sunderland. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | 9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |