Southampton v Leicester

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Southampton's misery continued in this season's Premier League campaign before the international break when the south coast side were handed a heavy 3-1 loss away from home at Arsenal, while Leicester City picked up their first win of this new domestic top flight season last time out with a 1-0 home win against Bournemouth.

Indeed, Southampton have been dealt no fewer than six defeats within their opening seven games and this has left the south coast club as well as their manager Russell Martin in a precarious position towards the bottom of the Premier League table where the hosts have gained just a single point.

Within these six defeats already dealt out to them, Southampton have lost two of these on home soil at their St Mary's Stadium with losses incurred against Nottingham Forest and Manchester United respectively, while the bigger picture now shows the south coast club have failed to win any of their last 20 matches in the Premier League.

The Saints have also failed to win any of their last five home games in all competitions as well, thus making this upcoming encounter against fellow strugglers, Leicester City, a potentially tough contest for the hosts.

Leicester City picked up their first win in this season's Premier League campaign last time out as The Foxes recorded a valuable 1-0 home win against another south coast club, Bournemouth, and the east midlands club will now be seeking back-to-back wins this Saturday afternoon.

The visitors had previously failed to win any of their opening six games of the new top flight season which consisted of picking up points in three draws but also slipping to three defeats as well.

Points picked up in draws with Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Everton respectively have been outweighed by losses handed out to them by the likes of Fulham, Aston Villa and Arsenal respectively and the bigger picture suggests the visitors might also struggle here on Saturday afternoon.

The Foxes have collected just three wins in their previous 23 matches overall in the Premier League, all of which were registered on home soil, while also being dealt no fewer than 13 defeats within this period as well.

However, it may be a case of ‘horses for courses' in this upcoming encounter down on the south coast as Leicester City still look to hold the edge here over their upcoming opponents despite their poor start to this new season.

Southampton v Leicester City Verdict

Indeed, Leicester City have won the last two meetings on the trot against Southampton which were both recorded in last season's Championship campaign, with The Foxes running out comfortable 5-0 and 4-1 winners respectively, and these results should give Steve Cooper's side a real lift here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Leicester City win @ 2.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Leicester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 7.00

Correct Score: Leicester City 2-0 @ 19.00