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Stoke City face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Potters have recorded 5 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, 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 | Fri 09 Dec | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 14 Aug | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 15 May | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | D1PO |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Potters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 14 matches. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 18 points from their 14 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stoke City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Walkers Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |