Leicester vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 09/01/2020, 07:12  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/01/2020 at 07:14 in Premier League Prediction

Second placed Leicester City will play host to 12th placed Southampton when the Premier League goes to the 22nd round of matches this weekend. Ahead of the game, Leicester City have managed 45 points and Southampton 25. Leicester go to the game on a four-match unbeaten run, having won three and drawn one since their 4-0 loss to Liverpool. Leicester have 10 wins, two losses and six clean sheets in their last 15 matches while they have failed to score in just one of their last 15 matches. Eight of their last 15 matches have yielded over 2.5 goals and they have scored two or more in 11 of their last 15 matches. They have eight wins and a loss in their last 12 home matches while they have scored two or more goals in eight of their last 11 home matches. They have failed to score in just two of the last 11 home matches. In the Premier League, Leicester have the third best scoring record, with 46 goals and the second best defensive record, having scored 19. They have two wins in their last five league matches and are winless in the last two league games at home. Leicester have beaten Southampton thrice in the last six meetings.

On their part, Southampton have gone unbeaten in their last five matches, a marked improvement in their run after struggling for much of the season. Southampton have four wins and a draw in their last five matches, with three clean sheets therein. They have six losses and six wins in their last 15 matches. They have conceded two goals in their last five matches and scored nine. In the Premier League, Southampton are unbeaten in their last four matches, having won three, while they have five wins in their last eight league matches. They have back to back wins in the last two away Premier League matches. Southampton have lost one of their last four league matches away from home while they have managed just two wins in 11 meetings with Leicester City.