Leicester City are on the verge of promotion territory. If they beat Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon, they have will have 81 points, a total that has been enough for automatic promotion in nine of the past 20 Championship seasons.
It won’t be enough this season, with records set to be broken as City, Southampton, Leeds, and Ipswich push each other all the way. A tally in the mid-90s may be required.
City come into the game on a good run of form with four straight victories ensuring their grip on top spot remains in double figures. However, they now face a Boro side that are one of just four clubs to have beaten them this season, Sam Greenwood’s late free-kick settling the fixture at the Riverside back in November.