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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 less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Cardiff City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 13 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 17 Apr | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 21 Nov | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Foxes's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of Cardiff City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 23 matches. Cardiff City's total of 39 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Cardiff City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Leicester City. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |