Southampton will be looking to land their first Premier League win of the season at the eighth attempt when they lock horns with Leicester City at St Mary’s on Saturday afternoon.
The Saints have faced something of a baptism of fire upon their return to the top-flight, losing six of their opening seven games of the season.
Last time out, Russell Martin’s men took a shock 1-0 lead away to Arsenal before ultimately crashing to a 3-1 defeat in the capital, bringing up one of my bets in the process.
Back at their south coast base this weekend, Southampton will look to breathe some much-needed life into their season by getting the better of fellow newly-promoted side Leicester.
The Foxes claimed their maiden league win of the season before the international break by battling to a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.
That victory moved Steve Cooper’s side up to 15th spot in the table and another triumph here could put some daylight between themselves and the bottom three.
How the bookies view it: Saints set for first success
Despite failing to claim maximum points from each of their opening seven Premier League games of the season, Southampton are 13/10 favourites with Betano on Saturday.
Leicester are 9/5 outsiders with Betano in their bid to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time this season, while a share of the St Mary’s spoils has been priced up at 5/2 on Betano.
Head to head: Foxes hunting three in a row
Leicester romped to 4-1 and 5-0 wins over Southampton en-route to the English Championship title last season. However, it’s worth noting that Southampton reigned supreme in each of the two Premier League meetings between the pair during the 2022/23 campaign.
Players to watch: Skipp to stick the boot in?
Oliver Skipp has committed two fouls in each of Leicester's last two Premier League away games, making the tough-tackling midfielder an appealing prospect to extend that sequence at St Mary’s at 5/4 with William Hill
One of the few shining lights for Southampton this season has been the emergence of Tyler Dibling, who is an eye-catching even-money (1/1) on Bet 365 to register a shot on target during this crunch clash.
Predicted line-ups
Southampton captain Jack Stephens has been handed an additional two-match ban following his red card against Manchester United last month, meaning he will miss out against Leicester.
Leicester boss Cooper again looks set to be without injured trio Hamza Choudhury, Jakub Stolarczyk and Patson Daka.
Southampton: Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor; Ugochukwu, Downes; Dibling, Aribo, Brereton Diaz; Archer
Leicester: Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen; Ndidi, Skipp; Buonanotte, Ayew, Mavididi; Vardy
Anything else catch the eye?
Dipping back into the player props market, Flynn Downes looks like a prime candidate to commit two or more fouls at 5/6 on PaddyPower.
The Southampton midfield schemer has already racked up three yellow cards across his opening seven top-flight outings of the season.
What's more, Downes has committed three or more fouls in three of his seven appearances to date, so a couple of offences against Leicester looks well within range at a backable price.
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