Aston Villa face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 23 and win only 7 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 04 Apr | Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Leicester City | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 Aug | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Leicester City need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Foxes have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Villans have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 20 points from their 22 games thus far. Aston Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far,
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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Villans out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Leicester City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Leicester City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |