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Reading face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Royals have recorded 2 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Reading inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 24 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Mon 26 Oct | Reading | 0 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Reading | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Reading | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Reading | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Leicester City | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Foxes, with 5 goals against.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Royals have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far. Reading are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 2 from their 3 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Reading on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Leicester City. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | No sequences of note |
| Reading | Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |