FootyMAD Leicester City match preview

History of the Leicester City v Southampton fixture

Southampton face a trip to Leicester City at Walkers Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Saints have won 7 of the 30 games compared to the host's 14 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2001, where Southampton annihilated the Saints 0 - 4 in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Sat 16 Mar	Southampton	2 - 2	Leicester	PREM
2001/2002	Sat 08 Dec	Leicester	0 - 4	Southampton	PREM
2000/2001	Wed 31 Jan	Southampton	1 - 0	Leicester	PREM
2000/2001	Sat 09 Sep	Leicester	1 - 0	Southampton	PREM
1999/2000	Sat 29 Apr	Southampton	1 - 2	Leicester	PREM
1999/2000	Sat 16 Oct	Leicester	2 - 1	Southampton	PREM
1998/1999	Sat 01 May	Southampton	2 - 1	Leicester	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Leicester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Foxes in those games, with 3 conceded.

In complete contrast to Leicester, Southampton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Saints have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Leicester	6	2	3	1	7	5	9
Southampton	6	1	1	4	5	12	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Foxes, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Leicester	Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Southampton	6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.