Ace Football previews the Championship game between Luton and Preston who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Luton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Preston swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting bottom of the table, Luton have claimed 25 points after 26 rounds, while Preston have amassed 30 points. This places the latter as number 15 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Luton vs Preston
Luton Form
Luton endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-1 against Norwich, before Queens Park Rangers won 2-1, while Nottingham Forest claimed a victory in a 2-0 match. Luton won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored seven goals.
Preston Form
In their past three matches, Preston lost 3-1 against West Bromwich, drew 1-1 with Oxford and won 2-1 against Charlton. Preston only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to six.
Betting stats for Luton and Preston
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Luton and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 14 of the last 16 Luton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Luton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Luton have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Luton vs Preston
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Carlton Morris, who is performing well for Luton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Preston.The visitors will be looking to Brad Potts to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Preston in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Luton vs Preston
Full-time result
Luton won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Kenilworth Road. They drew three and lost two as well, while Preston won one of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost four. Luton lost 4 matches on the bounce. Preston were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Luton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Preston scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Preston should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Luton failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Preston managed two clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Luton, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Preston’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Luton conceded a goal in their last 10 matches. Preston scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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