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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' KICK OFF: Leicester City FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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 Stuart Armstrong suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Armstrong, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' James Maddison is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Southampton FC tonight.
  • 40' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. James Justin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 54' What composure from James Maddison! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 59' The whistle greets Sekou Mara as he departs to be replaced by Che Adams.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Mohamed Elyounoussi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Youri Tielemans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayoze Perez on 65 minute.
  • 68' A goal from the Scotland international Che Adams! He fires home on 68 to make it 1-1!
  • 70' Southampton FC make a change. Adam Armstrong trudges off to be replaced by Stuart Armstrong on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Southampton FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' That is a Yellow card for Leicester City FC. Patson Daka will be fuming at that decision.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Harvey Barnes as he leaves the pitch. Kelechi Iheanacho steps in for Leicester City FC.
  • 81' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sekou Mara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
  • 82' Southampton FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' Che Adams does the damage! The net is bulging and Southampton FC surge ahead!
  • 88' The whistle greets Joe Aribo as he departs to be replaced by Lyanco.
  • 90' James Maddison has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.