Leicester – Southampton Picks & Prediction

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Leicester - Southampton Prediction, Picks and Tips

Leicester City and Southampton meet at King Power Stadium, in a match for the 19th round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations at this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 2, tied 3 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 11‑01‑2020 , in a match for the Premier League that ended with the victory of Southampton by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by D. Praet (14 '), for Leicester City, and D. Ings (81') and S. Armstrong (19 '), for Southampton. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 3rd and 6th in the league table, it is actually a clash between the 14th-ranked in home games and the 9th away.

The home team is currently in 3rd place, with 32 points won, after 10 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Crystal Palace by (1‑1). In the last match, they won away against Newcastle United by (1‑2). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 22 points away and 10 at home, with 20 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 11 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In their last match, for the FA Cup, they beat Stoke City away by (0‑4). In their last 8 home games for the championship, Leicester City won 3, drew 1 and lost 4, thus conquering 10 points out of 24 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 2 comebacks. Leicester come to this match after a 0x4 victory at the Stoke stadium visit, thus advancing to the next round of the FA Cup: the team's goals were scored by James Justin, Marc Albrighton, Harvey Barnes and Ayoze Pérez. On the last day of the Premier League, the locals beat Newcastle 1x2. On this day, against Southampton, coach Brendan Rodgers must maintain the usual 4-3-3, with Harvey Barnes, Marc Albrighton and Jamie Vardy on the attack front. The last mentioned striker is the team's top scorer, with 11 goals scored. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on Dennis Praet, due to physical problems.

The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against West Ham United by (0‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Liverpool by (1‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, since they achieved similar results at home and abroad. In their last away match for this competition they drew (0‑0) against Fulham. In their last 8 away games for the championship, Southampton has 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. Southampton beat Liverpool 1x0 at home, ending four straight games without a win in the Premier League: Danny Ings scored the only goal of the match. In this away game, coach Oliver Glasner must present the team in a 4-4-2, favoring maintenance of possession and organized attacks through the flanks. However, in some moments of the match he must act in a more direct way. On an individual level, we highlight forward Danny Ings, a very competent player in finishing: he has 7 goals scored. Outside of this game will be Michael Obafemi, Moussa Djenepo, Nathan Redmond and Jannik Vestergaard, all with physical problems.
Our recommendation tip for Leicester - Southampton : Leicester to win @ 1.84