In a weekend match on Sat Aug 13th, in week 2, Leeds United will travel to Southampton to battle Southampton in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Southampton recorded a 1-4 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. James Ward-Prowse scored the first goal for Southampton in the 12th minute, then Ryan Sessegnon tied it up for Tottenham Hotspur in the 21st minute But luckily in the 31st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Eric Dier. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Leeds United, recorded a 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 6th minute, then in the 24th minute, Jack Harrison sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rodrigo But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Rayan Aït Nouri. Leeds United is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Southampton won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Leeds United is fortunate enough to have Rodrigo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. James Ward-Prowse has been the most effective weapon for Southampton lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton squad will be without Theo Walcott and Valentino Livramento, while Jesse Marsch’s squad will be without Luis Sinisterra, Junior Firpo, Stuart Dallas and Luke Ayling.