Southampton v Leicester predictions: Tight contest expected at St Mary's

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Southampton v Leicester in the Premier League.

Where to watch

Amazon Prime, 7.30pm

Best bet

Draw
1pt 5-2 bet365, Betfair, Betfred

Team news

Southampton
Stuart Armstrong is sidelined for the Saints but Jack Stephens is back in the squad and Mohamed Elyounoussi, Moussa Djenepo and Ibrahima Diallo are all available.

Leicester
Youri Tielemans, Wesley Fofana, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand are out for this game.

Match preview

A stop-start season from Leicester City has shown signs of getting better following two wins in the space of four days, but the Foxes could again stall when they travel to St Mary's this week.

The Midlands club are fresh from wins over Legia Warsaw and Watford but are still five points adrift of the European places and have not looked overly convincing this campaign.

Southampton have also struggled, with only three Premier League wins to their name this term, but in the build-up to this contest manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was quick to point out only one of their five defeats has come on home soil.

Unlike the side who lost to Leicester 9-0 on the south coast just over two years ago, this Southampton team have been fairly tough to break down at St Mary's and, against an inconsistent Leicester outfit, backing the stalemate could be the way to go.

Key stat

These teams have drawn eight league matches between them this campaign.

Inside info

Southampton

Penalty taker James Ward-Prowse
Free-kick wizardJames Ward-Prowse
Set-piece aerial threatJan Bednarek
Card magnetOriol Romeu

Leicester

Penalty taker Jamie Vardy
Free-kick wizard James Maddison
Set-piece aerial threat Caglar Soyuncu
Card magnet Wilfred Ndidi

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