There are plenty of intriguing fixtures in the English Premier League this weekend, including the meeting between Southampton and Leicester City.
The match will take place at St. Mary's Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend bottom of the table on 18 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 24 points.
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Southampton come into the game on the back of a hugely disappointing 2-1 loss at home against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup. The match seemed the perfect opportunity to get a win against a team in the bottom half of League Two but Southampton were poor and conceded two penalties to go 2-0 after 50 minutes.
The Saints pulled one back in the 65th minute but could not find the equaliser in one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history.
That result means Southampton have lost 5 of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been defeats against Brentford and Leeds United away in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers at home in the Premier League, Newcastle United away in the League Cup, and Grimsby Town at home in the FA Cup.
Trends show Southampton have managed just 6 wins in their last 36 league games. They are on a losing streak of 5 straight home matches in the Premier League. Southampton have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 home league games.
Leicester City travel to St. Mary's Stadium having also suffered at home in the FA Cup on Wednesday night. The Foxes were eliminated from the competition at the hands of Championship Club Blackburn Rovers.
Leicester City were 2-0 down after 52 minutes and despite pulling a goal back with 23 minutes left on the clock, they failed to score a second goal.
Leicester City have lost each of their last 3 games in all competitions. The defeats have come away to Manchester United and at home to Arsenal in the Premier League plus at home against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup.
Away form in the Premier League shows Leicester City have lost 3 of their last 4 fixtures. The defeats have come at Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United.
The only victory in their last 4 away league matches came at Aston Villa. However, Leicester City have not lost to Southampton in 5 of their 6 most recent games in all competitions.
Team news and Southampton are without the injured duo of Alex McCarthy and Juan Larios. They also have doubts over the fitness of Mohammed Salisu, Mislav Orsic, Che Adams, and Valentino Livramento.
Leicester City are without James Justin, Ryan Bertrand, and Youri Tielemans due to injury. They also have doubts over the fitness of James Maddison and Jonny Evans.
Both teams come into this match on the back of disappointing nights in the FA Cup. Southampton are in bad shape at the bottom of the table and have struggled to beat Leicester City in recent meetings. We expect to see both teams score and for Leicester City to take maximum points.