Southampton vs Leicester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

The Premier League clash at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday sees Southampton hosting opponents Leicester City.

Southampton rank 20 with 18 points to their name from 24 matches, while visitors Leicester City rank 14 in the table on 24 points.

Leicester City are aiming to extend the lead on Southampton in the Premier League table after they go toe-to-toe on Saturday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

Southampton are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 17 goals. They managed one clean sheet in these matches.

Leicester City managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 17 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheet, they conceded 1.7 goals an average per game.

Southampton won 2-1 against Leicester City, whereas Leicester City claimed a 4-1 win in their most recent matches.

Southampton vs Leicester City Prediction

Southampton Form

Southampton managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-1 victory against Chelsea. They went on to lose 1-0 against Leeds, before getting dumped in a 1-2 defeat against Grimsby. Southampton did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the St. Mary's Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and four defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored six goals.

Leicester City Form

Leicester City lost their previous three matches by 3-0 against Manchester United, 0-1 against Arsenal and 1-2 against Blackburn. In their last six Premier League away matches, Leicester City have three wins, they've drawn zero and lost one three. They scored nine while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Both Southampton and visitors Leicester City seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Southampton won eight points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored eight and let in ten goals. Leicester City earned 12 points from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored 12 goals in those matches, but also allowed four goals against on their way to four wins. Southampton are looking at a record of five wins, three draws and 16 defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester City enjoy a record of seven wins, three draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Southampton vs Leicester City Squads

Southampton Squad

The 39-year-old coach of the home team, Ruben Selles, will select the lineup against Leicester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/24), Wilfredo Caballero (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/15), Carlos Alcaraz (0/0), Duje Caleta-Car (0/10), Jan Bednarek (0/9), Juan Larios (0/5), Kyle Walker-Peters (1/17), Lyanco (0/14), Mohammed Salisu (0/21), Romain Perraud (2/22), Valentino Livramento (0/0), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (0/13), Ibrahima Diallo (0/15), James Bree (0/2), James Ward-Prowse (6/24), Joe Aribo (2/19), Kgaogelo Chauke (0/0), Mohamed Elyounoussi (0/22), Moussa Djenepo (0/12), Romeo Lavia (1/15), Stuart Armstrong (1/20), Adam Armstrong (1/22), Che Adams (4/21), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/4), Mislav Orsic (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/4), Samuel Edozie (0/15), Sekou Mara (0/16), Theo Walcott (0/6).

Leicester City Squad

Here is the full team squad of Leicester City. The 50 year-old Brendan Rodgers will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/24), Caglar Soyuncu (0/0), Daniel Amartey (0/17), Harry Souttar (0/4), James Justin (0/14), Jannik Vestergaard (0/0), Jonny Evans (0/9), Luke Thomas (0/10), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Ryan Bertrand (0/0), Victor Kristiansen (0/4), Wout Faes (0/18), Boubakary Soumare (0/16), Dennis Praet (1/14), Harvey Barnes (8/22), James Maddison (9/17), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (2/22), Nampalys Mendy (1/12), Timothy Castagne (1/23), Wilfred Ndidi (0/16), Youri Tielemans (3/23), Jamie Vardy (1/24), Kelechi Iheanacho (3/18), Patson Daka (3/18), Tete (1/4).

Southampton vs Leicester City Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Southampton, as they prepare to meet Leicester City, since four could be missing. Southampton have to alter their line-up, as both Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Kyle Walker-Peters and Mohammed Salisu get a day in the shade.

Armel Bella-Kotchap, Alex McCarthy, Juan Larios and Valentino Livramento are missing from the squad, Southampton will field against Leicester Cityon Saturday.

Leicester City could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.

Names like Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Jonny Evans, James Maddison, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Southampton.

Southampton vs Leicester City Lineups

Southampton vs Leicester City H2H

Southampton won 2-1 against Leicester City, whereas Leicester City claimed a 4-1 win in their most recent matches. Southampton have a 30% win rate in the against Leicester City, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Southampton vs Leicester City Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Southampton and Leicester City. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Southampton vs Leicester City Betting Tips

In their last 10 matches at St. Mary's Stadium across all tournaments Southampton won four times, drew zero and lost six times. Leicester City claimed six wins, zero draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at St. Mary's Stadium, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Southampton. The same outcome paid dividends in two of the last 10 away games for Leicester City.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Southampton and Leicester City, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Southampton scored 1.1 goals on average, while Leicester City pulled 2.3 goals on average. Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Leicester City, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.