Key points
Here are four important facts that will determine the result of the game:
1. Leicester City is the predicted winner according to the betting odds, with a range of 40 percent.
2. Bookmakers' odds suggest favorable outcomes for Leicester City, with odds ranging from 6/4 to 2.35 in some cases.
3. In head-to-head matches, Leicester City has won 9 out of 20 previous encounters, with Middlesbrough winning 3 and 8 ending in a draw.
4. In their previous 15 matches, Leicester City has had 13 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses, earning 39 points.
Recent form
Recently, Leicester City played against Middlesbrough in the Championship on November 11, 2023, at the Riverside stadium, Middlesbrough, with Leicester City ranking first and Middlesbrough occupying the 12th position.
* **Leicester City Recent Form**:
- Before the November 11, 2023, game against Middlesbrough, Leicester City's recent form in the Championship is not explicitly stated in the search results. However, they had a record of 25 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses in their previous 32 matches.
* **Middlesbrough Recent Form**:
- For Middlesbrough, no recent form is directly provided for the game against Leicester City. However, there's a historical record stating that Middlesbrough had 12 wins, 5 draws, and 13 losses in their previous 30 Championship matches.
For the upcoming match (February 17, 2024), the form comparison between Leicester City and Middlesbrough since the November 11, 2023, match is missing in the search results. However, the search result from Oddspedia mentions that Leicester City had 78 goals with an average of 2.00 goals per match, and Middlesbrough had recorded 44 goals with an average of 1.33 goals per match, based on their performance "in season" (current season not specified in the search results).
Please note that the latest details I can provide are as of the dates mentioned in the search results, and the matches have already occurred; the current forms for both teams might vary at present.
Recent home/away form
Leicester City's home performance in the last 10 games of the Championship season includes the following statistics:
- Points per game: 2.57
- Goals scored: 18 (9 games, as the data provided includes seasons up to 2023-2024, and points aren't broken down by each game)
- Goals conceded: 3
- Home wins: 6
- Home draws: 0
- Home losses: 1
These numbers represent an excellent home form for Leicester City, playing without any home losses in the most recent 10-game stretch.
For Middlesbrough's away form in their last 10 games in the Championship, here's the relevant information I can provide based on the search results:
From the footystats.org and twtd.co.uk sources, the last 10 matches, which include both home and away records, are considered. Here are the key points for Middlesbrough's away form:
- **Points per Game (PPG)**: Middlesbrough has earned 1.4 points per game away in their last 10 matches (calculated as points won divided by the number of away games within the last 10 match period).
- **Goals Scored and Conceded**:
- Middlesbrough scored a total of 5 goals in their last 10 away matches.
- They conceded 9 goals during the same period.
- **Win-Draw-Loss Record**: Based on the form table, Middlesbrough has 1 win, 2 draws, and 3 losses in their last 10 games, which includes both home and away matches, not explicitly stating the exclusively away records.
Please note that the data from different sources might not be perfectly aligned, but it provides a general overview of Middlesbrough's performance in their last 10 Championship matches, including those away from home.
Head-to-head
The head-to-head (H2H) stats between Leicester City and Middlesbrough in their most recent matches and overall historical data are as follows:
- Leicester and Middlesbrough have met 93 times in their history, with Leicester having the better record: 35 wins for Leicester, 30 wins for Middlesbrough, and 28 draws.
- Middlesbrough's win in the fixture in November was their first victory against Leicester since 2002.
- The upcoming match on February 17, 2024, at King Power Stadium, Leicester, is the focus of recent data:
- Leicester is ranked 1st in the Championship, with 24 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses, totaling 75 points.
- Middlesbrough is ranked 12th in the Championship, with 12 wins, 5 draws, and 13 losses, totaling 41 points.
- Leicester has the best attacking record (2.13 goals per game) and the best defensive record (23 goals conceded, 11 clean sheets) among all teams in the league (as of the 31st game of the season).
- Middlesbrough has a lower attacking (2.10 goals per game) and defensive record (42 goals conceded, 6 clean sheets) compared to Leicester.
Key statistics provided include:
- Current form: Leicester has won 6 of their last 10 home games, while Middlesbrough's form has been less consistent, with a win-draw-loss sequence of L-D-L-D-W for their last five games.
- Goals statistics: Leicester has a high scoring rate with over 1.5 goals scored and conceded in the last 15 matches, while Middlesbrough's data suggests a lower scoring rate with over 2.5 goals in only 90% of their last 10 away games.
- Head-to-head results: The most recent match between these teams has not been specified in the given information.
Sources used in this response include Sofascore, Footy Accumulators, and mutating.com.