Leicester City vs Southampton Prediction: Can the Saints avoid joint lowest Premier League point tally?

Leicester City vs Southampton Premier League Prediction Match Details

On Saturday, two relegated teams, Leicester City and Southampton, will battle it out at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League round 35 games. Can the Saints avoid joint-lowest Premier League point tally?

Leicester City Preview & Form

Leicester City has already confirmed its relegation back to the Championship next season for the fifth time following a terrible run of form under Ruud Van Nistelrooy, and their poor form has shown no sign of ending. Since van Nistelrooy took over from Steve Cooper, the Foxes' season went from bad to worse as they set some unwanted records, including becoming the first side in Football League history to lose eight home games in a row without scoring while also earning just eight points since December last year. The Foxes have not won a single match in the past two months, losing ten games and playing just a draw while conceding two or more goals in nine of the games. Last weekend, the Foxes were dispatched 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.

The Foxes under Ruud van Nistelrooy have lost each of their last nine Premier League home games without scoring a goal, while conceding 22 goals in the process.

Mads Hermansen is undergoing an operation which will see him miss the rest of this season.

Southampton Preview & Form

Southampton is considered one of the worst teams in the Premier League this season, and they will hope to avoid a joint Derby's lowest ever points tally in the top division with four games to go. The South Coast suffered their 27th defeat of the season against Fulham in a match they were 1-0 up in the first half of the game on their home soil, but two goals in the second half saw the Cottagers take all three points. The Saints have the worst defense in the top division, having conceded a total of 80 goals so far. The Saints will come into this game on the back of a ten-match winless streak in the Premier League, losing eight games and drawing two.

Simon Rusk, since taking charge as interim manager at Saints, has guided the team to a 1-1 draw in his first road game against West Ham United, with the result ending a three-match away losing streak.

Onuachu fit to return at Leicester.

Leicester City vs Southampton Predicted Lineups

Leicester: Hermansen, Pereira, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumaré, Mavididi, El Khannouss, De Cordova-Reid, Vardy
Southampton: Ramsdale, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek,  Stephens, Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Manning, Fernandes, Sulemana, Onuachu

Leicester City vs Southampton H2H Record (Last Five Games)

• October 19, 2024 – Southampton 2–3 Leicester City
• April 23, 2024 – Leicester City 5–0 Southampton
• September 15, 2023 – Southampton 1–4 Leicester City
• March 4, 2023 – Southampton 1–0 Leicester City
• August 20, 2022 – Leicester City 1–2 Southampton

Leicester City vs Southampton Prediction Betting Tips

Historically, Leicester have been the better side in the last three encounters between the two sides, with the Foxes having won each of the games. So we predict a win for the Foxes and both teams to score.

Bet:

• Leicester City to Win
• Both Teams to Score
• Over 2.5 Goals