Southampton VS Leicester City Match Prediction

In 17 matches played, Southampton have a slight advantage with seven wins to Leicester's five.  There have also been five draws.  Here are the last five results between the two:

Oct 2, 2016: Leicester 0-0 Southampton
Apr 3, 2016: Leicester 1-0 Southampton
Oct 17, 2015: Southampton 2-2 Leicester
May 9, 2015: Leicester 2-0 Southampton
Nov 8, 2014: Southampton 2-0 Leicester

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Leicester vs Southampton Prediction

Leicester have not had a very good season so far this term, besides their Champions League advancement.  But that doesn't mean that they are doomed at all.  This looks like the kind of match that can get them back toward safety.  They could really use some results to get them further from trouble so they can give the Champions League a full go when it starts back up.  We like Leicester to win at St. Mary's in a very tight affair.

Correct Score: Southampton 0-1 Leicester City

Leicester vs Southampton Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 has Southampton at 5/6 odds to win, a draw at 5/2 odds, and a Leicester win at 7/2 odds.

Both teams to score is set a 1/1 for yes and at ¾ for a no.

A wager on a 1-0 win for Southampton would bring you 10/1 odds.

Missing Players

Claude Puel will be without goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, defender Matt Targett, midfielders Jeremy Pied and Sofiane Boufal, and striker Charlie Austin for this match.  He'll also be sweating on the fitness of defenders Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Bertrand and midfielders Jake Hesketh and Steven Davis.

Key Man

The Saints have been under a lot of pressure lately simply because they cannot seem to score goals.  Nathan Redmond, though, provided a big goal for them against Liverpool recently, and he needs to step up and help produce more for a team struggling for goals at the moment.  If the Saints are to improve their record, he has to be looked to to create chances and score goals.

Team Form

Two wins, two losses, and one draw in their last five matches in all competitions shows Southampton have had an up and down time of late.  They beat Liverpool 1-0 in the EFL Cup semi-finals first leg in that stretch, but they lost 1-0 at Burnley as well.  Most recently, they won on Wednesday by a score of 1-0 over Norwich at St Mary's in an FA Cup third round replay.

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Missing Players

Claudio Ranieri will be without the African trio of Riyadh Mahrez, Daniel Amartey, and Islam Slimani due to their exploits on their home continent.  He's also got a question mark surrounding the fitness of striker Leonardo Ulloa.

Key Man

Leicester City need Jamie Vardy to get back to firing for them.  It's unfair to place all of the blame at his feet, as his service hasn't been nearly as good, but Vardy needs to make sure and take his chances when they fall to him.  This is especially true against a tough defensive side like the Saints are.  Vardy's pace may give that depleted back line a lot of headaches, and it should lead to some chances to score.

Team Form

Leicester have two wins, two losses, and one draw in their last five matches in all competitions.  They lost last Saturday at home by a score of 0-3 to a rampant Chelsea.

Expected Line-up: 3-5-2

Southampton will have one eye on their EFL Cup semi-final second leg tie at Anfield against Liverpool. As such, we may not see van Dijk, Bertrand, or Davis in this match. The play of the team may also be affected because they\'re all going to want to be available to be a part of the big match to take place quickly after this. Leicester, on the other hand, need a win and will be concentrated 100% on this match alone.

Southampton have only scored more than one goal in a match once in the last month. And they\'ve been quite busy this past month! That match was against a Championship side, Norwich, that are struggling themselves. Saints need to improve their goalscoring in order to remain near the top half.