Southampton vs Leicester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th September 2023

Southampton take on visitors Leicester City at St. Mary's Stadium in a Championship tie on Friday.

A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is two points and four places.

Only separated by a narrow margin, a win for Southampton at their Championship clash will see them swap positions with Leicester City.

Southampton scored 21 goals, conceded 18, and pulled off two clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Leicester City scored 13 goals, conceded five and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Leicester City won 2-0 and 3-2 in the two most recent meetings with Southampton, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Southampton vs Leicester City Prediction

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton beat Plymouth by 1-2 and Queens P.R. by 2-1, before losing against Sunderland by 5-0. Southampton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 15 and conceded ten goals.

Southampton have one eye on the big prize, although a spot in the top two looks the safer bet as the Championship gets rolling.

Leicester City Form

In the last three matches, Leicester City beat Rotherham 1-2, won 0-2 against Tranmere, and lost 0-1 against Hull. Leicester City recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding four. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

A runners-up spot is the absolute minimum Leicester City should achieve for a season in which a tilt at league glory is their top priority.

Southampton and Leicester City looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Southampton show off a record of three wins, one draw and one defeat in the Championship this season. Leicester City are looking at four wins, zero draws and one defeat in the Championship.

Southampton vs Leicester City Squads

Southampton Squad

The 37-year-old Martin will select the starting eleven against Leicester City from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/5), Joe Lumley (0/0), Jack Stephens (0/4), Jan Bednarek (1/5), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/5), Mason Holgate (0/0), Shea Charles (0/4), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/0), Carlos Alcaraz (0/4), Flynn Downes (0/0), James Bree (0/0), Joe Aribo (0/4), Ryan Fraser (0/2), Ryan Manning (0/5), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/3), Stuart Armstrong (0/5), William Smallbone (0/3), Adam Armstrong (4/5), Che Adams (3/4), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/0), Samuel Edozie (1/5), Sekou Mara (0/3).

Leicester City Squad

Here is the full team squad of Leicester City. The 43 year-old Enzo Maresca will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/4), Callum Doyle (0/5), Conor Coady (0/0), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (0/1), Jannik Vestergaard (0/5), Ricardo Pereira (0/5), Wout Faes (0/5), Cesare Casadei (1/3), Dennis Praet (0/2), Hamza Choudhury (0/3), Harry Winks (0/5), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (2/5), Marc Albrighton (0/2), Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (1/2), Wilfred Ndidi (0/5), Abdul Issahaku (0/0), Jamie Vardy (0/5), Kelechi Iheanacho (0/5), Patson Daka (0/0), Stephy Mavididi (1/5), Thomas Cannon (0/0), Yunus Akgun (0/1).

Southampton vs Leicester City Team News

At the time of writing, Southampton have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Leicester City on Friday.

Due to various ailments Jack Stephens, Juan Larios and Ross Stewart will be absent from the squad, Southampton are able to field against Leicester City on Friday.

Leicester City seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to St. Mary's Stadium to face Southampton.

Conor Coady nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Leicester City.

Southampton vs Leicester City Lineups

Southampton vs Leicester City H2H

Leicester ran out 0-2 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points this coming Friday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back. Despite a 2-0 win to Leicester City in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Southampton winning four and Leicester City taking four wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 9/5.

Southampton vs Leicester City Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out three times in the last eight matches between Southampton and Leicester City.

Southampton vs Leicester City Betting Tips

One win on home soil from a possible 10 is what Southampton can look back upon, while they drew two and lost seven at St. Mary's Stadium. Leicester City won five of their last 10 away games, drawing two and losing three in this run. Leicester City should be able to score at least once this coming Friday, as Southampton failed in keeping a single clean sheet in the last 10 outings at St. Mary's Stadium. The visitors managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings away from home.

In the past eight encounters between Southampton and Leicester City over 2.5 goals came out three times, with Southampton scoring an average of 1.38 goals per game. Leicester City averaged 1.14 goals, while both teams scored three times. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Southampton saw eight of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leicester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.