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Sunderland pack their bags to visit Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Walkers Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2004, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Foxes in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Oct | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Foxes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 26 matches. Sunderland's 37 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Sunderland only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Walkers Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | No sequences of note |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |