Both Leicester City and Southampton will be looking to provide their respective fanbases with a rare bit of cheer when the pair face off at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
It would be fair to say that the two clubs have endured a miserable time of it upon their return to the top flight this term, with the duo both heading for a quickfire return to the English Championship.
Last weekend, Leicester slumped to their 24th league defeat of the season when losing 3-0 at Wolves, in a game that brought up two of my three selections.
That latest setback extended the Foxes' winless run in the Premier League to 11 matches, a sequence that stretches all the way back to January.
As for Southampton, they are still sitting on 11 points after falling to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat when hosting Fulham last weekend.
Consequently, the Saints have still not managed to surpass the lowest-ever Premier League total of 11 set by Derby back in 2007-08.
How the bookies view it: Foxes favourites
Despite losing 10 of their last 11 Premier League matches, Leicester come into this clash as 6/5 favourites with Boylesports.
Southampton are as big as 19/10 on Boylesports to bag what would be just their third Premier League win of the season, while a point apiece at the King Power has been priced up at 5/2 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: Foxes hunting four in a row
Leicester recorded their fourth straight victory over Southampton when winning 3-2 at St Mary’s earlier this season. Given that both teams can approach this dead-rubber with a relaxed attitude, the even-money (Boylesports) about another game featuring both teams to score and over 2.5 goals could stand a chance.
Players to watch: Foxes captain to sink Saints?
Jamie Vardy will be keen to get himself back on the scoresheet before he departs Leicester this summer. The Foxes captain looks worthy of interest for a goal or an assist on Saturday afternoon at 11/10 with William Hill.
Flynn Downes – who has already been booked 10 times across his 23 appearances for Southampton in this season’s Premier League – is 2/1 on Bet365 to tackle himself into the referee’s notebook again this weekend.
Predicted line-ups
As many as eight players could be absent for Leicester when they lock horns with Southampton on Saturday.
Albert Gronbaek is nearing a return for Southampton, however Charlie Taylor remains on the sidelines with a hip injury.
Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Coady, Thomas; Ndidi, Soumare; McAteer, El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy
Southampton: Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes, Sulemana; Stewart
Anything else catch the eye?
As already mentioned, Leicester and Southampton's respective relegations have already been confirmed, leaving them both playing for nothing other than pride at the King Power on Saturday.
With that in mind, four match cards could be worth a look at 5/6 with Bet365.
This selection would have been a winning one in each of Leicester’s last three Premier League home games.
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