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Everton pack their bags to visit Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Leicester City have come away with 21 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Walkers Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2001, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Everton | 3 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Everton | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Everton | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 24 Sep | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Everton | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Foxes have conceded a disappointing 14 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of Everton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 28 matches. Everton find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Everton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Leicester City. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Everton | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |