Leicester City vs Southampton Match Preview


On May 22nd, Leicester City hosts Southampton in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Leicester City is fresh off their 5-1 win against Watford. João Pedro struck first for Watford in the 6th minute, then in the 18th minute, Youri Tielemans sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by James Maddison But luckily in the 22nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jamie Vardy. Leicester City is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while southampton sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Liverpool. Nathan Redmond struck first for Southampton in the 13th minute, then Takumi Minamino tied it up for Liverpool in the 27th minute on a feed from Diogo Jota Finally they completed the comback in the 67th minute on a goal by Joël Matip to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.

In their last match on Dec 1st, Southampton and Leicester City battled to a 2-2 draw. Jan Bednarek scored the first goal for Southampton in the 3rd minute, then Jonny Evans tied it up for Leicester City in the 22nd minute .

Southampton’s top weapon lately has been James Ward-Prowse, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Jamie Vardy has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Leicester City

Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison, Hamza Choudhury, Ricardo Pereira, Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy and James Justin, while Southampton will be without Valentino Livramento.