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Liverpool prepare to entertain Leicester City at Anfield on Saturday morning, looking to continue an impressive record. The Reds are clearly on top, winning 53.49% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Anfield was just last season, in January 2002, the Reds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Wed 30 Jan | Liverpool | 1-0 | Leicester | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Leicester | 1 - 4 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Leicester | 2 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Leicester | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 03 May | Liverpool | 0 - 2 | Leicester | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Leicester | 2 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 21 Apr | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | Leicester | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 6 conceded.
Leicester have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Foxes have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Liverpool's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Leicester see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Leicester | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Reds's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Leicester. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Leicester | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |