Southampton Vs. Leicester City match preview
St Mary’s Stadium will usher in the scheduled Premier League match between Southampton and Leicester City on Friday night.
The Saints are in 15th place; this is after losing 2-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur, with 36 points gathered in 33 matches.
The Foxes, on the other hand, eliminated Southampton in FA Cup competition with a lone goal scored by Kelechi Iheanacho at semis and will now face Chelsea in the finals.
Leicester City sit in third place in the Premier League table with 62 points gathered in 33 matches. They are heading into this match with a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace.
Match Facts
- Southampton have won three and suffered five losses in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- The Saints have registered two clean-sheets in their last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Leicester City has registered three clean-sheets in their last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- The Foxes have won six, drawn once, and suffered two losses in the last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men have at least registered more than two goals, six in the last eight matches in all competitions this season.
- Brendan Rodgers’ side have managed a single away win in the last three matches in the Premier League this season.
Southampton Vs. Leicester City Head to Head
In the last four encounters between these pairs, each have grabbed two wins, the previous win bagged by Leicester City in FA Cup semi-finals registering 1-0. The win to the Foxes have earned them a place to face Chelsea in finals.
Southampton Team News
Michael Obafemi will be out with a knock, Sam McQueen (cruciate ligament rupture) and Will Smallbone nursing knee injury.
Leicester City Team News
Rodgers will make his selection without James Justin (cruciate ligament injury) and Wes Morgan with back injury.
Southampton Vs. Leicester City Prediction
The Saints are in three winless runs and will be aiming to redeem themselves from this streak, and again they will be looking not to lose another match in the hands of the visitors. The visitors seem to enjoy their form having run in three wins in a row. They are heading here with confidence to earn their fans another celebration.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a win for Leicester City and Betway is backing the results with 2.10 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.12 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
Both teams have been producing more than two goals occasionally in various competitions and we expect over 2.5 Markets as predicted by our pundits.
Betway are backing the market with 1.74 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.79.
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