Southampton v Leicester betting tips: Foxes firing ahead of Saints visit

Backing under 2.5 goals has paid out in five of their six home matches yet the same outcome is odds against here at 21/20.

It should be noted Leicester have produced plenty of entertainment, especially on their travels where they remain without a clean sheet.

There have been goals at both ends in all six of Leicester’s away games and that run is 4/7 to continue while a score draw can be backed at 3/1.

Southampton v Leicester head-to-head

Leicester are unbeaten at St Mary’s since 2017 but a run of three straight wins here ended last season when they had to settle for a 1-1 draw despite Saints having Jannik Vestergaard sent off in only the 10th minute.

The Foxes won the other two meetings last season, though, enjoying a 2-0 league victory at the King Power Stadium in January and a 1-0 win in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

Another Leicester win to nil is priced at 19/4 and Southampton have had a man sent off in their last three home games against the Foxes, most famously in a 9-0 thrashing in 2019.

Southampton v Leicester key battles

Saints will hope having a day extra to prepare for the game gives them the edge although they are coming off the back of a 4-0 drubbing at Liverpool while Leicester’s confidence will have been boosted by beating Watford 4-2.

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy ended a five-match run without a goal with a brace against Watford and is the clear 16/5 favourite to score first and 11/2 for another double, with James Maddison 7/2 for a third goal in as many matches.

Leicester should look to make a fast start given the number of early goals in Southampton’s matches recently.

There has been a goal inside the first 15 minutes in five of their last seven games and the visitors to be leading after 15 minutes could be a good option for Southampton v Leicester betting tips at 13/2 while the Foxes are 8/1 to score in the first 10 minutes.

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