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Leicester City FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Sat 20 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Southampton FCPremier League at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Natalie Aspinall
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Southampton FC H 1–2 L
13 Aug Arsenal FC A 2–4 L
07 Aug Brentford FC H 2–2 D
22 May Southampton FC H 4–1 W
19 May Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
15 May Watford FC A 5–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
13 Aug Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
06 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–4 L
22 May Leicester City FC A 1–4 L
17 May Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
07 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Southampton FC get us underway at King Power Stadium.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Southampton FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for James Ward-Prowse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle Walker-Peters, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Southampton FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Lyanco is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
  • 40' Southampton FC have won 417 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Leicester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact .
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Maddison makes it 1-0.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Sekou Mara is replaced by Che Adams.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Mohamed Elyounoussi gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Leicester City FCYouri Tielemans on, Ayoze Perez off on 65 minutes.
  • 68' GOAL! Che Adams scores on 68.
  • 70' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stuart Armstrong is hanging Adam Armstrong on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Southampton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Patson Daka picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' Kelechi Iheanacho is replacing Harvey Barnes for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 81' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Joe Aribo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' What a moment for Che Adams! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Southampton FC! Lyanco comes on to replace Joe Aribo.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Maddison on 90 minutes.
  • 1-2 the final result. Leicester City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC48% Draw26% Southampton FC26%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Southampton FC
52%
Leicester City FC or Southampton FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC36% Draw44% Southampton FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% 51%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
30%
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
18%

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