Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 3

Aug 20, 2022 at 3pm UK

King Power Stadium

Leicester
1 - 2
Southampton

Maddison (54')
Daka (76'), Maddison (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Adams (68', 84')
Elyounoussi (64'), Aribo (82'), Lavia (90+4')

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Leicester City and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

Last Six:

Last Game: Arsenal 4-2 Leicester
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	-1	1
15	Leicester City	2	-2	1
16	Crystal Palace	2	-2	1

Southampton

Last Six:

Last Game: Southampton 2-2 Leeds
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
16	Crystal Palace	2	-2	1
17	Southampton	2	-3	1
18	Everton	2	-2	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 60.09%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 17.72%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.92%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.55%), while for a Southampton win it was 0-1 (5.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Southampton
60.09% ( -1.34)	22.19% ( 0.63)	17.72% ( 0.72)

Both teams to score 50.29% (

-0.56)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.39% (

-1.48)

47.61% (

1.48)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.19% (

-1.38)

69.81% (

1.38)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.57% (

-0.92)

15.42% (

0.92)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.74% (

-1.76)

44.25% (

1.76)

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.46% (

-0.01)

40.54% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.86% (

-0.01)

77.14% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Leicester City 60.08%

Southampton 17.72%

Draw 22.18%

Leicester City	Draw	Southampton
1-0 @ 11.68% ( 0.34) 2-0 @ 10.92% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 9.86% ( -0.03) 3-0 @ 6.81% ( -0.25) 3-1 @ 6.15% ( -0.22) 4-0 @ 3.18% ( -0.22) 4-1 @ 2.87% ( -0.2) 3-2 @ 2.78% ( -0.1) 4-2 @ 1.3% ( -0.09) 5-0 @ 1.19% ( -0.13) 5-1 @ 1.07% ( -0.11) Other @ 2.28% Total : 60.08%	1-1 @ 10.55% ( 0.31) 0-0 @ 6.25% ( 0.38) 2-2 @ 4.45% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.93% Total : 22.18%	0-1 @ 5.65% ( 0.34) 1-2 @ 4.77% ( 0.14) 0-2 @ 2.55% ( 0.15) 1-3 @ 1.43% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 1.34% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.98% Total : 17.72%