Leeds vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2023

Leeds and Southampton will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Leeds are 19 in the rankings with 19 points after 23 matches played , whereas Southampton rank 20 in the Premier League on 18 points.

Both teams should be motivated to improve on their situation in the lower parts of the Premier League table.

Leeds are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 17 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Southampton average 0.8 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of eight goals. They conceded an average of two per game, for a total of 20 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw in the previous outing between Leeds and Southampton and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 5/2.

Leeds vs Southampton Prediction

Leeds Form

In their previous three outings, Leeds drew 2-2 with Manchester United, before losing 0-2 against Manchester United and 1-0 against Everton. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Leeds have one win, while they've drawn two and lost three.

Southampton Form

Southampton suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Brentford in a 3-0 defeat. Wolverhampton also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-2, before Southampton were able to strike back in a 0-1 win against Chelsea. Southampton, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the Premier League.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Leeds welcome Southampton this coming Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Leeds won nine points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored 11 and let in ten goals. Southampton claimed two wins from eight goals scored and nine conceded from their past seven matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them eight points to their account. Leeds so far pulled off a record of four wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Southampton so far pulled off five wins, three draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.

Leeds vs Southampton Team News

Leeds could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Southampton on Saturday. Tyler Adams gets a day off from the Leeds squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Luis Sinisterra and Stuart Dallas are missing from the squad, Leeds will field against Southamptonthis coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Southampton, who are looking at four players nursing various problems. Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Kyle Walker-Peters and Mohammed Salisu sit this one out for Southampton, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Leeds.

Names like Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy, Juan Larios and Valentino Livramento most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Leeds.

Leeds vs Southampton H2H

It finished 2-2 when Leeds last played Southampton and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Southampton look back on three wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Leeds. The home side has a 30% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 3-4-3. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leeds vs Southampton Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Leeds and Southampton both teams scored.

Leeds vs Southampton Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Patrick Bamford will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Southampton hope James Ward-Prowse can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Elland Road witnessed Leeds winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing four as well. Southampton claimed four wins, zero draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Of the last 10 times Leeds stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened eight times. Both teams also scored in five of the last 10 away games for Southampton.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Leeds managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Southampton averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Leeds’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.5 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Southampton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.