Leicester City Travel To the King Power Stadium For Southampton Return Fixture
Both sides will be keen to take the points, as Leicester welcome Southampton to the King Power Stadium in the return fixture.
Leicester, currently sitting ninth, host fifteenth placed Soton on Sunday.
Leicester City have 49 points to their name, going into this tie
Leicester suffered an away loss to Watford in their last outing, they will doubtless be keen get a positive outcome in this fixture.
Also, Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester have enjoyed excellent form all season. Now they have 13 matches won, 14 games lost and 10 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in ninth place, with a total of 49 points having won 13 fixtures, drawn 10 meetings, and lost 14 matches.
When Leicester host Soton, they will do so on the back of nine victories, four darts, and five losses on their own ground.
Leicester City will have secured 52 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Good Attacking Performance
Leicester will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (58). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Jamie Vardy (5), James Maddison (5), and Harvey Barnes (4). Teams that leak goals on a consistent basis, don’t tend to win anything, such is the situation with Leicester so far, having conceded 58 goals in their last fixtures so far.
Leicester’s squad will likely be depleted of three of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.
With the Premier League season well into its stride, Southampton have managed to gain 40 points
This match sees Soton looking for a return to form, following a defeat in their last match against Liverpool.
Also, Soton need to find a way to generate wins on a consistent basis, as they’ve recorded eight losses in their last 11 games. They currently stand fifteenth in the League, with 40 points for a total of 9 wins, 15 losses and 13 draws having won nine matches, drawn 13 meetings, and lost 15 fixtures.
It must be a worrying prospect for Soton to go back on the road, with a bud run of away performances under their belt this season. So far they have only secured three wins, six draws, and nine defeats to the home team.
A win in this fixture, would take Southampton’s points from 40 to 43, so far this season.
Ralph Hasenhuttl will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of two of his Soton players.
Leicester City v Southampton – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels Leicester and Soton have faced each other 43 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Leicester’s favour (16 – 14). Further, Soton have repeatedly tasted defeat at the hands of Leicester in six out of the past 11 meetings with them. The last time they played each other in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.
Performance Report
For Leicester, Jamie Vardy, one of their best scorers, has nettedfive goals in 36 League matches this season, while James Ward Prowse is one of the top performing players after having scoredfour goals in 37 League fixtures this campaign for Soton.
Other standout players for Leicester are James Maddison and Harvey Barnes with five goals and four goals respectively and for Soton are James Ward Prowse and Che Adams with four goals each.
