England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Leicester City and Middlesbrough, taking place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at The King Power Stadium in Leicester.
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Leicester City, Recent FormLeicester City head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday in their last league encounter. In that game they had 67% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Sheffield Wednesday who had 13 attempts and 4 on target.
Their boss Enzo Maresca has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 14 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 6 goals conceded across those matches. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, overall they've scored in 29 of their 32 games this season.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row, and are unbeaten home or away in their last 5 league games.
Jamie Vardy will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 5 goals in the last 6 league outings for Leicester City.
Middlesbrough, Recent FormThe Middlesbrough squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Preston North End, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they recorded 62 % of the possession, with 20 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 7 shots on goal.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 8 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 10 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have scored in 13, but conceded at least one goal in 14 of their 15 away games this season.
It's been mixed fortunes for Middlesboro away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
With 3 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Middlesbrough, Marcus Forss will be looking to add more goals against Leicester City in this match.
It ended in disappointment and a 1-0 defeat for Leicester City last time they met Middlesbrough in the league, with The Boro defying the odds to take the win.
During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league, Leicester have been unable to break through The Boro's defence and find the back of the net. Away from home, The Boro have shipped at least one goal to Leicester in each of their previous 4 league matches against them.
In the league, Leicester has had a good run at home against Middlesboro, being unbeaten in their last 7 meetings at The King Power Stadium.
Leicester man Jamie Vardy will be confident about extending his scoring record against Middlesboro, having hit the netting 3 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
With only Marc Albrighton (Muscle) and Wilfred Ndidi (Leg) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Enzo Maresca will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
With both Darragh Lenihan (Achilles tendon) and Tommy Smith (Achilles tendon) being out for the rest of the season and Alex Bangura (Leg), Isaiah Jones (Hamstring) and Emmanuel Latte Lath (Hamstring) all unavailable in the shorter term, Middlesboro manager Michael Carrick will be hoping none of his other players pick up a knock going into this clash.
Leicester City Playing at home | Middlesbrough Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 53' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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