FM Preview: Leicester City v Ipswich Town 26 Dec 2011

Last updated : 25 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Leicester City v Ipswich Town fixture

Ipswich Town face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 9 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 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 Sat 07 May Leicester City 4-2 Ipswich Town Championship
2010/2011 Sat 18 Dec Ipswich Town 3 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2009/2010 Sun 10 Jan Leicester City 1 - 1 Ipswich Town Championship
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Wed 26 Dec Leicester City 2 - 0 Ipswich Town Championship
2007/2008 Tue 11 Dec Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 10 Feb Ipswich Town 0 - 2 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 only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 5 conceded.

Ipswich Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Tractor Boys have hit 11 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Leicester City's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Ipswich Town are currently lying in 19th place in npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 21 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Leicester City 6 2 2 2 9 6 8
Ipswich Town 6 2 0 4 11 15 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Ipswich Town 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

Team Sequences
Leicester City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Ipswich Town 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.

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