FM Preview: Leicester City v Barnsley 05 Feb 2011

Last updated : 04 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Leicester City v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 8 of the 52 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the Foxes carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 06 NovBarnsley0 - 2Leicester CityCHMP
2009/2010Tue 26 JanBarnsley1 - 0Leicester CityCHMP
2009/2010Sat 22 AugLeicester City1 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2007/2008Sat 19 AprBarnsley0 - 1Leicester CityCHMP
2007/2008Sat 27 OctLeicester City2 - 0BarnsleyCHMP
2006/2007Sat 28 AprBarnsley0 - 1Leicester CityCHMP
2006/2007Sat 16 DecLeicester City2 - 0BarnsleyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Foxes, with 8 goals against.

In complete contrast to Leicester City, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Leicester City's 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley's 40 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Leicester City6321121011
Barnsley6213577

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Leicester City Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Barnsley 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.