Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leicester City FC vs Southampton FC, FA Cup 2020-21 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2020-21
Leicester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 17:30 UTC Wembley Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 5' Ibrahima Diallo
Caglar Soyuncu 49' Y
Y 90' Jan Bednarek

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Southampton FC — FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

9
2
7
Leicester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.7 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 Leicester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2021-01-16 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC 2020-01-11 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2019-10-25 Southampton FC 0–9 Leicester City FC 2019-01-12 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Southampton FC H 1–0 W
11 Apr West Ham United FC A 2–3 L
03 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
21 Mar Manchester United FC H 3–1 W
14 Mar Sheffield United FC H 5–0 W
06 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
12 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
04 Apr Burnley FC H 3–2 W
20 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 3–0 W
14 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–2 L
10 Mar Manchester City FC A 2–5 L

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Wembley Stadium that hosts another battle between Leicester City FC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' Ibrahima Diallo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 10' Belgium international Youri Tielemans has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Wesley Fofana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Caglar Soyuncu on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Leicester City FC will be frustrated.
  • 54' Southampton FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 55' GOAL! Kelechi Iheanacho scores on 55.
  • 59' Southampton FC make a change. Nathan Redmond trudges off to be replaced by Che Adams on 59 minutes.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Marc Albrighton. He replaces Ricardo Pereira on 60 minute.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Ayoze Perez makes way for James Maddison at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
  • 73' Southampton FC ring the changes. Moussa Djenepo has done his job and it is now time for Theo Walcott to step up.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Nathan Tella gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Kyle Walker-Peters and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jan Bednarek.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 8
James Maddison 6
Ayoze Perez 5
Abdul Issahaku 3
Wilfred Ndidi 3
James Ward-Prowse 3
Che Adams 3
Jordan Ayew 2

Head to Head

2021-04-18 Leicester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2021-01-16 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC 2020-01-11 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2019-10-25 Southampton FC 0–9 Leicester City FC 2019-01-12 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC

Leicester City FC Form

2021-04-18 Leicester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2021-04-11 West Ham United FC 3–2 Leicester City FC L 2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-03-21 Leicester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-03-14 Leicester City FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC W 2021-03-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W

Southampton FC Form

2021-04-18 Leicester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2021-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Southampton FC L 2021-04-04 Southampton FC 3–2 Burnley FC W 2021-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Southampton FC W 2021-03-14 Southampton FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC57% Draw24% Southampton FC19%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Southampton FC
43%
Leicester City FC or Southampton FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC40% Draw44% Southampton FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.