FM Preview: Leicester City v Watford 19 Oct 2011

Last updated : 18 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Watford fixture

Watford face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 26 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Leicester City 4-2 Watford Championship
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Watford 3 - 2 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Leicester City 4 - 1 Watford Championship
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Watford 3 - 3 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Tue 12 Feb Watford 1 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 25 Aug Leicester City 4 - 1 Watford Championship
2005/2006 Tue 22 Nov Leicester City 2 - 2 Watford Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Leicester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 8 conceded.

Watford have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Hornets's have scored 6 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 16 points from their 11 games played so far,

Watford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 11 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leicester City 6 2 3 1 7 4 9
Watford 6 2 1 3 5 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Leicester City Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Watford Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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