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Middlesbrough face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Boro have won 8 of the 34 games compared to the host's 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in September 2001, with Middlesbrough inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Foxes in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Leicester | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 17 Sep | Leicester | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Leicester | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Leicester | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Middlesbrough | 0 - 3 | Leicester | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Leicester | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 3 conceded.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Boro's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Leicester find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Leicester may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |