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

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Championship · 2023-24

Southampton FC

1 – 4

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Leicester City FC

Fri 15 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Saint Mary's 28,877 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Jamie Vardy

0–2 18' Kasey McAteer

Samuel Edozie 25' 1–2

1–3 45+3' Wilfred Ndidi

1–4 67' Stephy Mavididi

William Smallbone 32' Y

Y 39' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall

Y 51' Harry Winks

Y 73' Abdul Issahaku

Ryan Manning 73' Y

Y 77' Stephy Mavididi

Y 90' Yunus Akgun

Kamal Deen Sulemana 90' R

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Saint Mary's.

Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

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

Southampton FC 18 games · Avg 3.7 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-12-01 Southampton FC 2–2 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Leicester City FC	H	1–4	L
02 Sep	Sunderland AFC	A	0–5	L
26 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–1	W
12 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	4–4	D
04 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Southampton FC	A	4–1	W
02 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L
26 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	2–1	W
12 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–0	W
06 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Southampton FC and Leicester City FC is underway.
1' Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamie Vardy makes no mistake. 0-1!
6' Southampton FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
11' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
16' England international Stephy Mavididi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
18' Kasey McAteer makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Leicester City FC are in front.
23' Mads Hermansen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 17 appearances.
25' Goal! Samuel Edozie scores his 10 goal in 436 matches.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Southampton FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for William Smallbone on 32.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Enzo Maresca might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Poor challenge from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Russell Martin will be considering his options from the bench.
46' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Edozie is withdrawn and Kamaldeen Sulemana gets his opportunity.
48' Against the run of play, Wilfred Ndidi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
50' Flynn Downes makes way for Carlos Alcaraz at the 50 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
51' Leicester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
56' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Kyle Walker-Peters has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Cesare Casadei comes on to replace Wilfred Ndidi.
63' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' GOAL! Stephy Mavididi fires home to make it 1-4!
68' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Ryan Fraser by Stuart Armstrong on 68 minute.
70' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Kasey McAteer is replaced by Abdul Issahaku on 70 minute.
73' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 73.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Stephy Mavididi is booked for Leicester City FC — Yellow card on 77.
78' The whistle greets Che Adams as he departs to be replaced by Joe Aribo.
83' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
84' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Kiernan Dewsbury Hall by Yunus Akgun on 84 minute.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southampton FC that had 348 games and scored 417 goals.
90' Yunus Akgun was booked on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Leicester City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

26
Ryan Fraser ↓ Stuart Armstrong 68'
2
Kyle Walker-Peters
4
Flynn Downes ↓ Carlos Alcaraz 50'
10
Che Adams ↓ Joe Aribo 78'
9
Adam Armstrong
3
Ryan Manning
31
Gavin Bazunu
21
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
16
William Smallbone
23
Samuel Edozie ↓ Kamal Deen Sulemana 46'
24
Shea Charles

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy ↓ Kelechi Iheanacho 84'
25
Wilfred Ndidi ↓ Cesare Casadei 58'
21
Ricardo Pereira
23
Jannik Vestergaard
8
Harry Winks ↓ Hamza Choudhury 84'
2
James Justin
10
Stephy Mavididi
30
Mads Hermansen
22
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall ↓ Yunus Akgun 84'
5
Callum Doyle
35
Kasey McAteer ↓ Abdul Issahaku 70'

Bench

14
Kelechi Iheanacho ↑ 84'
17
Hamza Choudhury ↑ 84'
4
Conor Coady
29
Yunus Akgun ↑ 84'
20
Patson Daka
3
Wout Faes
41
Jakub Stolarczyk
18
Abdul Issahaku ↑ 70'
7
Cesare Casadei ↑ 58'

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Southampton FC Form

2023-09-15 Southampton FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-02 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Southampton FC L 2023-08-26 Southampton FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-19 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2023-08-12 Southampton FC 4–4 Norwich City FC D 2023-08-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Southampton FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2023-09-15 Southampton FC 1–4 Leicester City FC W 2023-09-02 Leicester City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2023-08-26 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-08-19 Leicester City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2023-08-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.89 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.91 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC or Leicester City FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC37% Draw25% Leicester City FC38%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Leicester City FC

63%

Southampton FC or Leicester City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC30% Draw39% Leicester City FC31%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

1 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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