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Leicester vs Southampton Prediction & Betting tips
The King Power Stadium in East Midlands opens its doors for the match between Leicester City and Southampton on Saturday afternoon. The difference in the ranking between these two teams is ten places in favor of Leicester City, but in the current form, Southampton should definitely not be underestimated by the vice-leader!
Leicester City:
The third home game in one week is scheduled for Leicester City on Saturday afternoon. The Foxes played in the FA Cup last Saturday against Wigan Athletic (2-0 win) and played on Wednesday-evening in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup. At the King Power Stadium, Aston Villa was the opponent and at Leicester City they had to settle for a 1-1 draw. That means that the return competition in two weeks will still matter and that Leicester City will therefore not receive the place of the final as a gift from Aston Villa.
Leicester City is still in second place in the Premier League. The Foxes are already thirteen points behind Liverpool, but they are no longer looking up. No, Leicester City only has Champions League qualification in the coming months. To achieve that, The Foxes must at least finish in the top 4 of the Premier League. Given the lead over the competition, that – provided that Leicester City sells little to no players this transfer window – is not an impossible task. This week it was announced that Wilfred Ndidi will be out of Leicester City for a few weeks due to an injury and that is a major loss for The Foxes; the Nigerian balafpakker is one of the strongholds this season at Leicester City. James Maddison, another important from Leicester, also got a slap against Aston Villa and is a doubt for the duel with Southampton.
Southampton:
Southampton is in twelfth place in the Premier League. The Saints started the season very disappointing and were often found under the line, but the team of Ralph Hasenhüttl is getting better and better. Southampton has now climbed up to twelfth place and that has everything to do with the current form of Southampton. The Hasenhüttl team won three of the last four league games and that other game, in-house against Crystal Palace, ended in a 1-1 draw for Southampton.
Last Saturday, Southampton took on the Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup and the game was won 2-0 by The Saints. William Smallbone and Jake Vokins, both only nineteen years old and having no experience in the Premier League, scored the goals in the FA Cup game with Huddersfield Town on behalf of Southampton. It wasn’t that Hasenhüttl only gave young talents the chance in the FA Cup, because many players who are expected to play in the base on Saturday afternoon will also start in the base against Huddersfield Town. Sofiane Boufal made his comeback in the FA Cup, leaving only defender Yan Valery in Southampton.
Leicester vs Southampton head to head matches
25.10.19 PL Southampton Leicester 0 : 9
12.01.19 PL Leicester Southampton 1 : 2
27.11.18 EFL Leicester Southampton 1 : 0 (0 : 0)
25.08.18 PL Southampton Leicester 1 : 2
19.04.18 PL Leicester Southampton 0 : 0