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Middlesbrough face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Boro have recorded 9 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2010, with Leicester City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 02 May | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Foxes, with 7 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Boro's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far, Middlesbrough are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 0 from their 1 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Leicester City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Middlesbrough | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |