Southampton vs Leicester Preview, Odds, Prediction & Team News
Southampton take on Leicester at home this weekend in the Premier League and we have compiled a preview ahead of the game at St Mary’s which includes our prediction as well as early team news for both sides.
Southampton vs Leicester Preview
It is no secret that Southampton have been struggling this season and with the Saints rock bottom of the league five points adrift from safety, things are not looking so good for Ruben Selles’ side.
Selles took over from Nathan Jones in February after the Saints boss was sacked just 14 games into the job, leaving a huge uphill battle ahead for the new manager if he hopes to survive this season.
Southampton beat Chelsea midway through February in a shock result, however other than those three points the Saints have been woeful and recorded just one other win in their last ten league games.
Leicester haven’t been much better than Southampton this season and are another Premier League side struggling for form in 14th place.
Injuries have plagued the Foxes squad all year and James Maddison was the latest star to be sidelined, missing the last two games with an illness/knee injury.
Maddison is expected to make his return to the Leicester side this weekend however and he will certainly play a big part in the game should he feature as Leicester look to get back to winning ways after back to back defeats.
Southampton vs Leicester Odds
- Southampton @ 7/4
- Draw @ 23/10
- Leicester @ 8/5
Southampton vs Leicester Team News
There was a positive update from Selles about forward Che Adams, who missed out on most of February after picking up a knock against Wolves. Adams is in contention to return to the squad this weekend however is not expected to return to the starting XI just yet.
Juan Larios is also on his way back from a long term injury however is training with the youth setup before returning to first team action and will not feature this weekend.
Southampton Predicted Line-Up: Bazunu; Maitland-Niles, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Perraud; S. Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi; Sulemana, Onuachu
Brendan Rodgers provided a positive update on Leicester superstar James Maddison on Friday, as the Foxes manager said that the midfielder should be fine to return to action this weekend against Southampton.
Despite the positive update on Maddison’s return, Leicester will still be left without injured quartet James Justin, Jonny Evans, Ryan Bertrand and Youri Tielemans, with the latter facing up to six weeks on the sidelines.
Leicester Predicted Line-Up: Ward; Castagne, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen; Mendy, Dewsbury-Hall; Tete, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho
