Leicester City perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Southampton can look both up and down from their 12th position.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Carabao Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Aston Villa, was also a home game here at King Power Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Leicester City form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at King Power Stadium for Leicester City, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier League,. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. Ahead of that match, Leicester City won a home game hosting Wigan Athletic (2-0).
A decent goal production from Leicester City in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. Leicester City are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Power Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Southampton form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Southampton love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Southampton won their last game, 2-0 versus Huddersfield Town played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Tottenham Hotspur.
Southampton have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Southampton have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Southampton - Leicester City 0-9. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Leicester City, 4 draws and 2 wins for Southampton. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 17 goals |   D. Ings 13 goals |  J. Maddison 6 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Southampton missing players
| Leicester City | Southampton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 46 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 38 |
| 95% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 90% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 62% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 14% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 52% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 67% |
| 38% | 40% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 19% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10.3 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 293 | 145 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 128 | 258 |
| 110 | 44 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 49 | 89 |
| 42% | 43% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 28% |
- Leicester City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Leicester City has the most clean sheets (8)
- Leicester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Southampton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 35 | 58 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 14 |
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