Southampton won both league meetings against Leicester last season in the Premier League – the Saints haven’t won three in a row in the league against the Foxes since March 2008.

This is the first league encounter between Southampton and Leicester outside the Premier League since 2011-12, with the Foxes winning both Championship meetings that season.

No team’s Championship games have seen more goals this season than Southampton (22 – 10 scored, 12 conceded). They are the first side to both score and concede 10+ goals in their opening five Championship games of a season since Nottingham Forest in 2016-17 (11 scored & conceded).

Leicester have won their opening two away league games this season, only the third time they’ve ever done so in a season, previously managing it in 2013-14 (first two) and 2020-21 (first four).

Southampton and Leicester are the top-two teams for average possession and successful passes in the Championship this season, with the Saints top (71.4% possession, 3,270 passes) and Foxes second (65.4%, 2,686). In their 5-0 defeat to Sunderland, Southampton were the first Championship side to have 68% possession and ship five goals since Swansea in April 2022 vs Nottingham Forest (70%, lost 5-1), with the Swans then managed by Russell Martin.

Sky Bet Championship: Pre-match stat pack

Sky Bet Championship: Pre-match stat pack