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As Southampton FC prepares to host Leicester City in the FA Cup on February 14, 2026, both teams bring contrasting recent forms to the pitch. Southampton has shown a resurgence, winning three of their last five matches, reflecting a renewed confidence and tactical cohesion. Their attacking play has been particularly effective, allowing them to capitalize on opportunities and maintain pressure on opposing defenses.
In contrast, Leicester City has struggled, securing only one win in their last five outings. Their inconsistency has manifested in difficulties both defensively and in front of goal, making it challenging to find any rhythm or momentum. This could be crucial as they face an in-form Southampton side eager to advance in the cup competition.
Bookmakers currently favor the home side, with odds of 1.7 for a Southampton win compared to 4.58 for Leicester. Our model assigns a 56.1% probability to a home victory and a predicted final score of 2:1, reflecting Southampton’s stronger performance metrics. While Southampton appears to have the upper hand, cup matches can often yield surprises, and Leicester City will be motivated to turn their fortunes around. As such, this fixture promises to be competitive, with no guaranteed outcomes.
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| S`hampton 54.8% |
Draw 24.2% |
Leicester 21% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 2:1
Outrights of English FA Cup Southampton: 0.91% Leicester: 0.68%
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
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1.73 | 3.9 | 4.4 | |
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1.7 | 4.01 | 4.54 | |
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1.72 | 3.95 | 4.45 | |
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1.71 | 3.85 | 4.51 | Watch and Bet |
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1.7 | 3.6 | 4 | |
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1.71 | 4.06 | 4.51 | |
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1.68 | 3.8 | 4.33 |
Latest Results
| 07.02.26 Southampton FC – Watford FC – 1:0 31.01.26 Stoke City – Southampton FC – 0:2 25.01.26 Portsmouth FC – Southampton FC – 1:1 21.01.26 Southampton FC – Sheffield United – 1:0 17.01.26 Southampton FC – Hull City – 1:2 |
07.02.26 Birmingham City – Leicester City – 2:1 31.01.26 Leicester City – Charlton Athletic – 0:2 24.01.26 Leicester City – Oxford United – 1:2 20.01.26 Wrexham AFC – Leicester City – 1:1 17.01.26 Coventry City – Leicester City – 2:1 |
Facts
Latest Head To Head
| 25.11.25 Southampton FC – Leicester City – 3:0 03.05.25 Leicester City – Southampton FC – 2:0 19.10.24 Southampton FC – Leicester City – 2:3 23.04.24 Leicester City – Southampton FC – 5:0 15.09.23 Southampton FC – Leicester City – 1:4 |
Standings
Draw
Main
1/128-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 3 | Peterborough | Cardiff | 1 : 0 |
| 4 | Barnsley | York City | 3 : 2 |
| 5 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 9 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 13 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 16 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 17 | Colchester | MK Dons | 2 : 3 |
| 18 | Oldham | Northampton | 3 : 1 |
| 20 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 21 | Everton | Bye | |
| 24 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 25 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | 0 : 1 |
| 26 | Crewe | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 28 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 29 | Cheltenham | Bradford City | 1 : 0 |
| 30 | Buxton | Chatham | 2 : 1 |
| 32 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 33 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 36 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 37 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 39 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe | 1 : 0 |
| 40 | Reading | Carlisle | 2 : 3 |
| 41 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 45 | Preston | Bye | |
| 47 | Wigan | Hemel Hempstead | 2 : 1 |
| 48 | Spennymoor | Barrow | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Hull | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 53 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 56 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 57 | Boreham Wood | Crawley | 3 : 0 |
| 58 | Newport | Gillingham | 3 : 2 |
| 59 | Brackley Town | Notts Co | 3 : 2 |
| 60 | Burton | St. Albans | 6 : 0 |
| 61 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | QPR | |
| 65 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 68 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 69 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 71 | Gainsborough | Accrington | 1 : 2 |
| 72 | Mansfield | Harrogate | 3 : 2 |
| 73 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 75 | AFC Wimbledon | Gateshead | 0 : 2 |
| 76 | Eastleigh | Walsall | 0 : 3 |
| 77 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 80 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 81 | Port Vale | Maldon & Tiptree | 5 : 1 |
| 82 | Bromley | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 2 |
| 83 | Fleetwood | Barnet | 2 : 1 |
| 84 | Luton | Forest Green | 4 : 3 |
| 85 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 88 | Bye | Watford | |
| 89 | Grimsby | Ebbsfleet | 3 : 1 |
| 90 | Wealdstone | Southend | 1 : 0 |
| 91 | Chelmsford | Braintree | 4 : 1 |
| 92 | Weston-super-Mare | Aldershot | 2 : 1 |
| 93 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 95 | Sutton | AFC Telford | 2 : 1 |
| 96 | South Shields | Shrewsbury | 1 : 3 |
| 97 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 100 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 101 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 104 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 105 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 107 | FC Halifax | Exeter | 0 : 2 |
| 108 | Wycombe | Plymouth | 2 : 0 |
| 109 | Salford | Lincoln | 2 : 1 |
| 110 | Tamworth | Leyton Orient | 0 : 1 |
| 111 | Rotherham | Swindon | 1 : 2 |
| 112 | Bolton | Huddersfield | 2 : 1 |
| 113 | Slough | Altrincham | 2 : 1 |
| 114 | Macclesfield | AFC Totton | 6 : 3 |
| 116 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 117 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 120 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 121 | Tranmere | Stockport County | 1 : 3 |
| 122 | Cambridge Utd | Chester | 3 : 0 |
| 124 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 125 | Derby | Bye | |
| 128 | Bye | Leeds |
1/64-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 2 | Peterborough | Barnsley | 0 : 1 |
| 3 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 4 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 5 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 6 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 7 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 9 | MK Dons | Oldham | 3 : 1 |
| 10 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 11 | Everton | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 14 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 15 | Cheltenham | Buxton | 6 : 2 |
| 16 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 17 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 18 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 19 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 20 | Blackpool | Carlisle | 4 : 1 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 22 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 23 | Preston | Bye | |
| 24 | Wigan | Barrow | 3 : 2 |
| 25 | Hull | Bye | |
| 26 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 27 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 28 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 29 | Boreham Wood | Newport | 3 : 0 |
| 30 | Brackley Town | Burton | 1 : 3 |
| 31 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 32 | Bye | QPR | |
| 33 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 34 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 35 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 36 | Accrington | Mansfield | 2 : 3 |
| 37 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 38 | Gateshead | Walsall | 0 : 2 |
| 39 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 40 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 41 | Port Vale | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 0 |
| 42 | Fleetwood | Luton | 3 : 2 |
| 43 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | Watford | |
| 45 | Grimsby | Wealdstone | 4 : 0 |
| 46 | Chelmsford | Weston-super-Mare | 0 : 2 |
| 47 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 48 | Sutton | Shrewsbury | 1 : 2 |
| 49 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 50 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 51 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 53 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 54 | Exeter | Wycombe | 4 : 0 |
| 55 | Salford | Leyton Orient | 4 : 0 |
| 56 | Swindon | Bolton | 4 : 0 |
| 57 | Slough | Macclesfield | 1 : 3 |
| 58 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 59 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 60 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 61 | Stockport County | Cambridge Utd | 0 : 1 |
| 62 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 63 | Derby | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | Leeds |
1/32-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Barnsley | 4 : 1 |
| 2 | Manchester Utd | Brighton | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Stoke | Coventry | 1 : 0 |
| 4 | Fulham | Middlesbrough | 3 : 1 |
| 5 | MK Dons | Oxford Utd | 1 : 2 |
| 6 | Everton | Sunderland | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Doncaster | Southampton | 2 : 3 |
| 8 | Cheltenham | Leicester | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Wrexham | Nottingham | 4 : 3 |
| 10 | Ipswich | Blackpool | 2 : 1 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | Arsenal | 1 : 4 |
| 12 | Preston | Wigan | 0 : 1 |
| 13 | Hull | Blackburn | 1 : 0 |
| 14 | Charlton | Chelsea | 1 : 5 |
| 15 | Boreham Wood | Burton | 0 : 5 |
| 16 | West Ham | QPR | 2 : 1 |
| 17 | Burnley | Millwall | 5 : 1 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | Mansfield | 3 : 4 |
| 19 | Norwich | Walsall | 5 : 1 |
| 20 | Swansea | West Brom | 2 : 3 |
| 21 | Port Vale | Fleetwood | 1 : 0 |
| 22 | Bristol City | Watford | 5 : 1 |
| 23 | Grimsby | Weston-super-Mare | 3 : 2 |
| 24 | Wolves | Shrewsbury | 6 : 1 |
| 25 | Tottenham | Aston Villa | 1 : 2 |
| 26 | Newcastle | Bournemouth | 4 : 3 |
| 27 | Manchester City | Exeter | 10 : 1 |
| 28 | Salford | Swindon | 3 : 2 |
| 29 | Macclesfield | Crystal Palace | 2 : 1 |
| 30 | Sheffield Wed | Brentford | 0 : 2 |
| 31 | Cambridge Utd | Birmingham | 2 : 3 |
| 32 | Derby | Leeds | 1 : 3 |
1/16-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Brighton | |
| 2 | Stoke | Fulham | |
| 3 | Oxford Utd | Sunderland | |
| 4 | Southampton | Leicester | |
| 5 | Wrexham | Ipswich | |
| 6 | Arsenal | Wigan | |
| 7 | Hull | Chelsea | |
| 8 | Burton | West Ham | |
| 9 | Burnley | Mansfield | |
| 10 | Norwich | West Brom | |
| 11 | Port Vale | Bristol City | |
| 12 | Grimsby | Wolves | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | Newcastle | |
| 14 | Manchester City | Salford | |
| 15 | Macclesfield | Brentford | |
| 16 | Birmingham | Leeds |
English FA Cup Outrights
1. Manchester City: 4.5 (17.65%)
2. Arsenal: 4.93 (16.1%)
3. Liverpool: 7 (11.34%)
4. Chelsea: 8.03 (9.88%)
5. Aston Villa: 11.33 (7.01%)
6. Newcastle Utd: 14 (5.67%)
7. Brighton: 17.33 (4.58%)
8. Brentford: 23 (3.45%)
9. Fulham: 26.67 (2.98%)
10. Leeds: 27.67 (2.87%)
11. Sunderland: 32 (2.48%)
12. Wolves: 38.67 (2.05%)
13. West Ham: 41 (1.94%)
14. Burnley: 45 (1.76%)
15. Ipswich: 75.67 (1.05%)
16. Southampton: 87 (0.91%)
17. Wrexham: 93.67 (0.85%)
18. Stoke City: 93.67 (0.85%)
19. Norwich: 117 (0.68%)
20. West Brom: 117 (0.68%)
21. Birmingham: 117 (0.68%)
22. Bristol City: 117 (0.68%)
23. Leicester: 117 (0.68%)
24. Hull City: 133.67 (0.59%)
25. Oxford Utd: 150.33 (0.53%)
26. Wigan: 233.67 (0.34%)
27. Port Vale: 233.67 (0.34%)
28. Burton: 233.67 (0.34%)
29. Mansfield: 233.67 (0.34%)
30. Salford: 317 (0.25%)
31. Grimsby: 317 (0.25%)
32. Macclesfield: 400.33 (0.2%)
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