Leicester v Southampton

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Following back-to-back defeats away from home in the Championship, Leicester City not only returned to the King Power Stadium on the weekend but The Foxes also returned to winning ways with a welcome 2-1 home win against West Brom and the hosts will be looking for more of the same on Tuesday night, while Southampton slipped to a disappointing 2-1 defeat away from home at Cardiff City on Saturday.

Leicester City had previously stumbled to two defeats on the road with losses incurred at Millwall and Plymouth Argyle while recent results overall in the Championship have seen Leicester City produce a mixed bag of results lately as the hosts have registered just four wins from their last 11 matches overall.

However, Leicester City have still managed to hold onto top spot in the Championship table despite their recent ordinary form as they hold a two-point lead over second placed Ipswich Town heading into Tuesday night's clash against high-flying Southampton thanks to wins against Sunderland, Norwich City, Birmingham City and West Brom respectively.

Given these inconsistent results by Enzo Maresca's side though, it may be best to explore the goals market for this upcoming encounter as six of Leicester City's last 10 matches have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Southampton were unable to close the gap on the teams above them near the top of the Championship table as the south coast side were handed a 2-1 defeat away from home at Cardiff City which also put a halt to a previously impressive three-match winning streak with previous wins collected against Coventry City, Watford and Preston NE respectively.

Following their record-breaking unbeaten run of 22 games earlier in the season in the English second tier, The Saints have struggled to achieve a consistent run of results in subsequent months as the visitors have managed to capture just six wins from their last 13 games overall.

Only two of these six aforementioned wins have been registered on their travels with wins recorded on the road at west midlands clubs West Brom and Birmingham City but then subsequently slipping to losses at the hands of Ipswich Town and Cardiff City on the road as well.

Considering Southampton's mixed results of late though in the English second tier the goals market once again appeals for this upcoming clash especially as eight of Southampton's last 10 matches overall have also resulted in three goals or more being scored.

Leicester City v Southampton Verdict

Goals have certainly featured in previous exchanges between Leicester City and Southampton as four out of the last five meetings have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and with both sides keen to add to their points tally here on Tuesday night, further goals look likely at the King Power Stadium.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.60

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 10.00