Leicester City vs Southampton Prediction, 5/22/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/17/2022

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Game: Leicester City vs Southampton

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (-109) Southampton (+240)

King Power Stadium is the site where Jamie Vardy and Leicester City (13-9-14, 9th in the EPL) will take on Southampton (9-13-14, 15th in the EPL) on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Alex McCarthy for Southampton. Leicester are at -109 while the Saints are at +240. The total has been set at 2.5.

Leicester City played Everton in their last match and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-1. Leicester City attempted 7 dribbles in this game and were successful in 4 of the attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. In regard to passing, they ended up with a 86.2% rate by connecting on 577 of the 669 pass targets in their last game.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Leicester City ended this match at a 50.0% clip by putting 8 shots on target of 16 shots. Leicester City sports an average of 1.44 goals per 90 minutes (49 goals in total) and have accounted for 36 assists In all contests this season.

Jamie Vardy is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Leicester City. He has totaled 59 assists while accumulating 39 yellow cards in his career. Vardy has been given a starting assignment in 330 contests so far in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.56 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from England has totaled 179 goals in 28,861 professional minutes.

Someone else who should impact this game is Youri Tielemans, the midfielder born in Belgium. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 44 times during his career while he has scored 49 total goals. Tielemans has been on the pitch for 23,564 minutes during 265 starts and has been given a total of 33 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Leicester City will be Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel (256-146-169 record during his career) has tallied 188 clean sheets, which has earned him a 33.0% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from Denmark has faced 2,298 shots tried against him in 569 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.2 (665 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 72.2. Schmeichel has seen the field for a total of 51,224 mins and has tallied 1,658 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

When they last took the field, Southampton took a loss by a score of 3-0 against Brentford. Southampton ended the game with a 68.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 11 out of the 16 dribbles they pursued. They finished the contest by connecting on 394 of the 468 pass attempts earning a rate of 84.2%. Southampton had 4 shots attempted out of their 19 shots attempted which gave them a 21.1% rate when they last took the field. With 39 goals and 25 assists in all their games, Southampton is averaging 1.08 goals and 0.69 assists per 90 min.

Adam Armstrong will need to provide a spark for Southampton. The forward from England has totaled 19,496 mins while scoring 87 goals. He has earned 11 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 30 times. He scores 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 218 games during his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Che Adams, the forward who represents England. Adams has been given a total of 16 yellow card warnings in 16,792 professional minutes played (186 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his pro soccer career is 0.35. He has accounted for 65 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 21 different times.

Alex McCarthy will be looking after the net for Southampton. In his pro soccer career, McCarthy has conceded 383 goals and has accounted for 871 saves in 262 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.46 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 84-77-102. He sports a save percentage of 70.0 and his shutout rate is currently 24.0%. McCarthy has totaled 63 clean sheets while seeing 1,242 shots tried against him in 23,600 career mins.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southampton (+240)

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