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Stoke City face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Potters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 5 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, the Foxes carving out a narrow 2 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Stoke City | 4 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 09 Dec | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Foxes have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 6 matches. Stoke City's total of 12 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Potters of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Walkers Stadium with Stoke City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |
