Thursday , 2 July 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Leicester City FC and Southampton FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Poor challenge from Ibrahima Diallo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Jannik Vestergaard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Southampton FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' Caglar Soyuncu was booked on 49.
  • 54' Portugal international Ricardo Pereira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Kelechi Iheanacho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
  • 59' Che Adams is replacing Nathan Redmond for the Southampton FC side.
  • 60' Marc Albrighton is replacing Ricardo Pereira for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Ayoze Perez is withdrawn and James Maddison gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Moussa Djenepo departs to be replaced by Theo Walcott.
  • 78' Southampton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Nathan Tella gets the nod from Southampton FC. He replaces Kyle Walker-Peters and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jan Bednarek argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Leicester City FC players.

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.