Thursday , 2 July 2026

Leicester City FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Leicester City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Southampton FC
Tue 23 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Abdul Issahaku 25' 1–0
Wilfred Ndidi 62' 2–0
Abdul Issahaku 75' 3–0
Jamie Vardy 79' 4–0
Abdul Issahaku 81' 5–0
Jannik Vestergaard 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Bobby Madley (England)
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

9
2
7
Leicester City FC 18 games · Avg 3.7 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-23 Leicester City FC 5–0 Southampton FC 2023-09-15 Southampton FC 1–4 Leicester City FC 2023-03-04 Southampton FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2022-08-20 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2022-05-22 Leicester City FC 4–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Southampton FC H 5–0 W
20 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
12 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Millwall FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
01 Apr Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–5 L
20 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
16 Apr Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
13 Apr Watford FC H 3–2 W
09 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Leicester City FC Southampton FC
#23 Position #4
46 Points 80
46 Played 46
12 / 16 / 18 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
58 Scored 82
68 Conceded 56
-10 GD +26
1.00 PPG 1.74
26% Win % 48%

Key Stats

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

Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds King Power Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Leicester City FC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
  • 20' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' GOAL! Abdul Issahaku scores on 25. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Shea Charles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 40' Southampton FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for William Smallbone to step up.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Leicester City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Southampton FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Ryan Manning is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Bree at the 60 minute mark.
  • 61' Southampton FC make a change. David Brooks trudges off to be replaced by Samuel Edozie on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Wilfred Ndidi makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 64' The whistle greets Ricardo Pereira as he departs to be replaced by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 66' Jannik Vestergaard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' The Ghana Abdul Issahaku breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 3-0!
  • 79' Against the run of play, Jamie Vardy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Abdul Issahaku makes a hat-trick on 81.
  • 83' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Joe Aribo is withdrawn and Ryan Fraser gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Jannik Vestergaard is replaced by Conor Coady.
  • 5-0 the final result. Southampton FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-04-23 Leicester City FC 5–0 Southampton FC 2023-09-15 Southampton FC 1–4 Leicester City FC 2023-03-04 Southampton FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2022-08-20 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2022-05-22 Leicester City FC 4–1 Southampton FC

Leicester City FC Form

2024-04-23 Leicester City FC 5–0 Southampton FC W 2024-04-20 Leicester City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-04-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-04-01 Leicester City FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W

Southampton FC Form

2024-04-23 Leicester City FC 5–0 Southampton FC L 2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2024-04-16 Southampton FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-04-13 Southampton FC 3–2 Watford FC W 2024-04-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Southampton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.21 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC56% Draw22% Southampton FC22%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Southampton FC
44%
Leicester City FC or Southampton FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC42% Draw39% Southampton FC19%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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