FM Preview: Leicester City v Swansea City

Posted Sunday, January 02, 2011 by leicestercity-mad.co.uk

The game between Leicester City and Swansea City in the Championship on Monday, 3rd January 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
History of the Leicester City v Swansea City fixture

Leicester City prepare to entertain Swansea City at Walkers Stadium on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Foxes are clearly on top, having won 8 and lost only 2 of the 15 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Walkers Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Foxes carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Foxes, with 5 goals against.

The Swans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far, Swansea City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 43 points from the 25 games they have played so far.

FootyMad's prediction ...

Leicester City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Swansea City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

FM Preview: Leicester City v Swansea City