Desperate in the relegation match, Southampton faces Leicester this Saturday, January 12. The match is part of the schedule of the twenty-second round of the English Premier League in its 2018/2019 season. It will be held at Power Stadium in Leicester, starting at 13h (Brasília time).
Leicester
The owners of the house are in very comfortable situation in the Premier League. After clinching three wins in all four of the league’s intense Christmas and New Year festivities, they climbed to seventh place. He has 31 points (nine wins, four draws and eight losses).It is a sort of first place for the poor, since it is behind only the giants of English football, which comprise the so-called top 6 (Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United).The climb was the result of a questionable strategy drawn by the French coach Claude Puel. She sacrificed the club’s participation in the cups. Leicester preserved holders in the League Cup, where they were eliminated by Manchester United, and did the same in the FA Cup.In that last one, it fell soon in its starter party before the little Newport. On Sunday, January 6, as a visitor, took 2 to 1. Sign that the team bet on a kind of ‘plan B’ to reach international tournaments.For this hypothesis to materialize, one of the top 6 teams would need to win the FA Cup. In this way, the spot that the tournament is destined for the Europa League would be ‘diverted’ to the English Championship.That, however, would not be enough. It is still necessary for a club in the country to win the current edition of the Champions League. In this way, even the seventh place in the Premier League would take place in international tournaments.Only then would Puel’s strategy be justified. In any case, improving home performance is a must. In that respect, Leicester is only eleventh in the Premier League. Of the 30 points played at Power Stadium, he won 14 (four wins, two draws and four losses).For the meeting this Saturday, the French coach should put his main team in action. He has practically all the available cast for the confrontation. The only exception is midfielder Daniel Amartey (nine games in the English Championship version 2018/2019, no goal), which follows the care of the medical department.
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Southampton
Southampton should have no doubts about which competition to prioritize. With 16 points (three wins, seven draws and 11 losses), the team opens the relegation zone of the English Championship in eighteenth position.But he faces the worst of the World Cup scenarios. In front of the Derby, in his debut match, was in the tie, away from home, by 2 to 2. This will force the team to make one more match to define who follows in the competition. The meeting was scheduled for January 16 in St. Marys between the clashes with Leicester and Everton. In short, an extremely inappropriate time for a team that signals that they desperately need training to find a better game standard.That’s because he recently switched coaches and Austrian Ralph Hasenhuttl is still uncertain about which strategy to use. Initially, he posted the team more offensive. Got good results. However, after two defeats seeing his defense being easily leaked, he took a step back toward a more conservative strategy.For the match this Saturday, he has doubts due to injury problems, defender Ryan Bertrand (12 games in English Premier League 2018/2019, one goal) and striker Michael Obafemi (five games, one goal).
Football Prediction of the Day Leicester vs Southampton
The teams have already met twice in the current season. For the first round of the English Premier League as a visitor, Leicester defeated Southampton 2-1. Leicester’s Leicester Cup ended the game with home winners advancing by winning the penalty shootout .
Whether it’s right or wrong, Leicester has a certain strategy and follows what was planned. Southampton, on the other hand, is still lost on the course it must take to try to escape the sticking. This scenario makes the prognosis in the success of the owners of the house is the best option for this Saturday’s showdown for the twenty-second round of the English Championship.
Bet Tips: Leicester wins
Odds: 1.95
