Leicester vs Southampton
England – Premier League
Date: Saturday, 11 January 2020
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: King Power Stadium (Leicester).
Leicester destroyed Southampton 9-0 earlier in the season but Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side have improved considerably since then.
Leicester City defeated Newcastle United in the last game with three goals scored by Ayoze Pérez in the 36th minute, James Maddison in the 39th minute and Hamza Choudhury in the 87th minute.
As for Southampton, they beat Tottenham with a clean goal scored by Danny Ings in the 17th minute.
Leicester City enters the game in second place with 45 points after playing 21 games.
Leicester vs Southampton Prediction Line-Ups
Leicester vs Southampton Head to head (h2h)
Teams Leicester Southampton played so far 30 matches.
Leicester won 11 direct matches. Southampton won 11 matches. 8 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.50 goals per Match.
Leicester vs Southampton Prediction
Leicester in actual season average scored 2.15 goals per match. In 12 (92.31%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 7 (53.85%) matches in season 2020 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Southampton average scored 1.53 goals per match in season 2020. In 15 (88.24%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 11 (64.71%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team news
Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi is unavailable having undergone knee surgery, but fellow midfielder James Maddison (knock) looks set to feature after training on Friday.
Daniel Amartey is due to have an operation on an ankle problem, while Matty James (Achilles) continues to build up his match fitness.
Ralph Hasenhuttl has no fresh injury concerns. Full-back Yan Valery is the only Saints player not involved in full training as he recovers from illness.
Match officials
Referee: Lee Mason. Assistants: Richard West, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Marc Edwards. VAR: Darren Bond. Assistant VAR: Darren Cann.