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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 28 and win only 8 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, with Leicester City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Barnsley | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Barnsley | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 07 Oct | Barnsley | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 19 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 12 from their 11 matches played. Barnsley's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Tykes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Leicester City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |