On Sunday May 22nd, in week 38, Leicester City will host Southampton in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Leicester City sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-1 win against Watford. João Pedro scored the first goal for Watford in the 6th minute, then James Maddison tied it up for Leicester City in the 18th minute on a feed from Youri Tielemans But luckily in the 22nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jamie Vardy. Leicester City is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Southampton, recorded a 1-2 loss against Liverpool. Nathan Redmond scored the first goal for Southampton in the 13th minute, then Takumi Minamino got the equalizer for Liverpool in the 27th minute on a feed from Diogo Jota But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Joël Matip. Southampton looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wednesday Dec 1st, Southampton hosted Leicester City at the St. Mary’s Stadium in their last match together. Southampton and Leicester City battled to a 2-2 draw. Jan Bednarek struck first for Southampton in the 3rd minute, but Jonny Evans got the equalizer for Leicester City in the 22nd minute .
Southampton’s most prolific scorer has been James Ward-Prowse. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Jamie Vardy has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Leicester City
Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City squad will be without Ryan Bertrand, Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison, Hamza Choudhury, Ricardo Pereira, Youri Tielemans, Nampalys Mendy and James Justin, while Valentino Livramento is unavailable to play for Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team.