Leicester-Southampton is a match valid for the thirty-eighth day of the Championship and is played Tuesday at 9 p.m.: statistics, probable formations, predictions, live TV and streaming.
The goal is now close but Enzo Maresca’s Leicester must not make the mistake of relaxing or lowering the level of concentration right at the most beautiful. The Foxes, aiming for an immediate return to the Premier League a year after relegation, when there are three days left in the English cadet league, the Championship, are looking down on everyone.
The lead over the third, however, is still minimal: only four points ahead of Leeds, while second-placed Ipswich Town has two less than Vardy and co. An unthinkable balance until three months ago, when Leicester seemed to have now “killed” the championship. Maresca’s men, in fact, starting in February began to lose steam, allowing their pursuers to close the huge gap that had arisen after the first part of the season, in which the Foxes had been unstoppable. In any case, the Italian coach has managed to keep a straight tiller and last Saturday’s success against West Bromwich (2-1) has brought his Leicester significantly closer to its goal.
Leicester, scent of the Premier League
If Leeds-which at the time of writing has not yet taken the field in the match with Middlesbrough-does not get the better of Boro in the post-match, then the Foxes would only need to beat Southampton to celebrate promotion.
The Saints, another team relegated last year from the Premier League, have probably said goodbye to hopes of being promoted directly after last weekend’s unexpected defeat at Cardiff (2-1), which ended a streak of three consecutive wins. Russell Martin’s men are -5 from second place and should they fail to make the full haul at King Power Stadium they should resign themselves to playoff contention.
The Prediction
The Foxes are unlikely to miss this sort of match point moreover against a Southampton downsized by the Cardiff knockout. We give confidence to Leicester, which in any case will struggle to keep its goal unbeaten, as it has conceded goals for eight days in a row.
Leicester-Southampton
likely lineups.
LEICESTER (4-3-3): Hermansen; Pereira, Coady, Vestergaard, Faes; Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall; Fatawu, Mavididi, Vardy.
SOUTHAMPTON (4-3-3): McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Bree; Aribo, Smallbone, S. Armstrong; A. Armstrong, Adams, Fraser.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
