Leicester v Southend Preview

Leicester will be looking to extend their winning home run to six games when they take on Southend United on Saturday.

Matt Oakley is expected to return following his recover from a knee injury and Kerrea Gilbert could also return to the squad after playing for the reserves on Tuesday.

The clubs have previously played ten times with points at stake, all in the second tier.

Full league history between Leicester and Southend:

Southend United    2-2    Leicester City    03-03-2007
Leicester City    1-0    Southend United    26-08-2006
Southend United    2-1    Leicester City    09-12-1995
Leicester City    1-3    Southend United    23-09-1995
Southend United    0-0    Leicester City    05-12-1993
Leicester City    3-0    Southend United    06-11-1993
Leicester City    4-1    Southend United    20-04-1993
Southend United    3-1    Leicester City    05-09-1992
Leicester City    2-0    Southend United    28-12-1991
Southend United    1-2    Leicester City    31-08-1991

There has also been one FA cup match between the teams…

Leicester City    2-0    Southend United    15-01-1997

Players to have played for both clubs include Chris Powell, Spencer Prior, Stan Collymore and Simon Royce.
Kerrea Gilbert and Eric Odhiambo both played on loan at Southend last season.

Leicester are odds on favourites to win, the best odds we’ve found are 4/6 on a Leicester win, with Southend available at 9/2.

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Don’t forget the match kicks off at 2:30.