Reaction
Brendan Rodgers delighted with Leicester's hard-fought win over Southampton
James Maddison's thumping first-half strike put the Foxes on course for victory before Harvey Barnes wrapped up the three points in stoppage time.
Jan 16, 23:34
Harvey Barnes pleased with performance against Southampton
The Leicester winger says the second half was a better performance.
Jan 17, 14:32
The Match
Match Report
A goal in both halves was enough for the Foxes to sit one point adrift of leaders Manchester United.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Leicester City and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 46.85%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 28% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.31%) and 2-0 (8.12%). The likeliest Southampton win was 0-1 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Leicester City | Draw | Southampton |
| 46.85% | 25.15% | 28% |
| Both teams to score 53.9% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
