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Southampton prepare to entertain Leicester City at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, winning 18 and drawing 14 of the 34 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Southampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Leicester City | 3 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Southampton | 2-0 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Southampton | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Leicester City | 0 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Southampton | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Foxes's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Southampton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 41 points from 25 games. Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 25 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton may be coming up against a decent side in Leicester City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Saints. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Leicester City | 6 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |