FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City 02 Apr 2010

Last updated : 01 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City fixture

West Brom. are ready to welcome Leicester City to The Hawthorns at tea-time on Friday, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Baggies are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 11 of the 49 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Leicester City 1 - 2 West Brom. CHMP
2007/2008 Sat 15 Mar West Brom. 1-4 Leicester City CHMP
2007/2008 Sat 08 Dec Leicester City 1 - 2 West Brom. CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 24 Feb Leicester City 1 - 1 West Brom. CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 09 Sep West Brom. 2 - 0 Leicester City CHMP
2001/2002 Sat 26 Jan West Brom. 1 - 0 Leicester City FAC
1995/1996 Tue 09 Apr Leicester City 1 - 2 West Brom. CHMP


Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 8 conceded.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 79 points from the 40 games they have played so far. Leicester City's total of 61 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 5 1 0 11 5 16
Leicester City 6 2 1 3 6 7 7


FootyMad's prediction ...

West Brom. may be coming up against a decent side in Leicester City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Baggies. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Won 5 successive home games.
12 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Leicester City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.