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Championship | Gameweek 6
Sep 15, 2023 at 8pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
1 - 4
Leicester

Edozie (25')
Smallbone (32'), Manning (73')
Deen Sulemana (90+7')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Vardy (1'), McAteer (18'), Ndidi (45+3'), Mavididi (67')
Maresca (33'), Dewsbury-Hall (39'), Winks (51'), Fatawu (73'), Akgun (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Southampton and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sunderland 5-0 Southampton
Saturday, September 2 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Southampton 1-1 Leicester City

Given how they fared last time out, we are expecting a much tighter affair, one which may benefit the visitors more so than the hosts. Nevertheless, the Saints can only have benefitted from some time on the training pitch after the recent upheaval, leaving us to predict a hard-fought share of the spoils. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 49.05%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.32%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Southampton win was 2-1 (6.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
SouthamptonDrawLeicester City
27.7% (0.061 0.06) 23.24% (0.027000000000001 0.03) 49.05% (-0.083999999999996 -0.08)
Both teams to score 60.1% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.07% (-0.07 -0.07)40.92% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.68% (-0.073 -0.07)63.31% (0.078000000000003 0.08)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.31% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)27.69% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.75% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)63.25% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.11% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)16.88% (0.059000000000001 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.08% (-0.103 -0.1)46.92% (0.108 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 27.7%
    Leicester City 49.06%
    Draw 23.23%
SouthamptonDrawLeicester City
2-1 @ 6.86% (0.012 0.01)
1-0 @ 6% (0.021 0.02)
2-0 @ 3.86% (0.014 0.01)
3-1 @ 2.94% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 2.61% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 1.65% (0.006 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.94% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 27.7%
1-1 @ 10.67% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.1% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 4.68% (0.016 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.55% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 23.23%
1-2 @ 9.5% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
0-1 @ 8.32% (0.012 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.4% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
1-3 @ 5.63% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-3 @ 4.39% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.62% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-4 @ 2.5% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.95% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.61% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 4.15%
Total : 49.06%

How you voted: Southampton vs Leicester

Southampton
31.6%
Draw
15.8%
Leicester City
52.6%
19
Head to Head
Mar 4, 2023 5.30pm
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 3
Leicester
1-2
Southampton
Maddison (54')
Daka (76'), Maddison (90+4')
Adams (68', 84')
Elyounoussi (64'), Aribo (82'), Lavia (90+4')
May 22, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 38
Leicester
4-1
Southampton
Maddison (49'), Vardy (74'), Perez (81', 90+6')
Ward-Prowse (79' pen.)
Romeu (70')
Dec 1, 2021 7.30pm
Gameweek 14
Southampton
2-2
Leicester
Bednarek (3'), Adams (34')
Romeu (48')
Evans (22'), Maddison (49')
Lookman (55'), Ndidi (82'), Dewsbury-Hall (90+3')
Apr 30, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 34
Southampton
1-1
Leicester
Ward-Prowse (61' pen.)
Minamino (50')
Vestergaard (10')
Evans (68')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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