Leicester v Southampton predictions: Foxes can edge high-scoring contest

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

When to bet

4pm Sunday

Best bet

Leicester to win & both teams to score
1pt 21-10 general

Team news

Leicester
Youri Tielemans and James Justin missed Leicester's draw at Chelsea on Thursday, but boss Brendan Rodgers hopes both players will return on Sunday. Wilfred Ndidi and Ryan Bertrand are long-term absentees.

Southampton
Fraser Forster and Romain Perraud are sidelined along with Tino Livramento, who is expected to miss the rest of 2022 after undergoing knee surgery.

Match preview

The consensus is that Leicester have underwhelmed this season but after picking up seven points from their last three games the Foxes could still end the campaign as high as eighth.

Goals certainly haven't been in short supply for Brendan Rodgers' side - they have netted nine in their last three games - but defensively they have looked shaky all season, especially from set pieces.

Southampton's season seemingly fizzled out long ago and they head to the King Power having lost three matches on the bounce and having registered just one league win since February.

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side are at least still scoring goals, netting in three of their last four games, including against title hopefuls Liverpool in midweek.

Both teams have scored in the last two meetings between these sides and the signs are we could be in for more of the same.

Leicester should come out on top having lost only one of their last six meetings with the Saints, a run that includes that famous 9-0 victory they claimed at St Mary's in October 2019.

Key stat

Southampton have won just once in the Premier League since February, a run of 11 matches.

Inside info

Leicester

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

Southampton

Penalty taker James Ward-Prowse
Free-kick wizard James Ward-Prowse
Set-piece aerial threat Lyanco
Card magnet Jan Bednarek

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