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Middlesbrough travel to take on Leicester City at Walkers Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 37 games played, Boro have recorded 9 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 16 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Leicester City was back in August 2003, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Middlesbrough | 3 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 17 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Leicester City | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Foxes, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Leicester City, Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Leicester City's total of 73 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Middlesbrough lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 62 from their 45 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Middlesbrough | No win in the 2 most recent games. |