FM Preview: Leicester City v Cardiff City 11 Feb 2012

Last updated : 10 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff City face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2010, the Foxes carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 25 Sep Cardiff City 0 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2011/2012 Wed 21 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 2 Leicester City League Cup
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Cardiff City 2 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2010/2011 Tue 14 Sep Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Wed 12 May Cardiff City 2 - 3 Leicester City Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)
2009/2010 Sun 09 May Leicester City 0 - 1 Cardiff City Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 2)
2009/2010 Tue 30 Mar Cardiff City 2 - 1 Leicester City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 6 conceded.

Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 39 points from their 29 games played so far,

Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 50 points from 29 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leicester City 6 3 1 2 11 5 10
Cardiff City 6 2 2 2 6 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Cardiff City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Leicester City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leicester City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Cardiff City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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