Ace Football previews the Championship game between Luton and Portsmouth who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Luton and Portsmouth are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at Kenilworth Road, with much riding on the outcome in this Championship battle.
Form: Luton vs Portsmouth
Luton Form
A draw is the best Luton can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Sheffield United. A1-1 draw with Plymouth followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Watford. Luton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Kenilworth Road. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded five goals.
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Cardiff got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Oxford got hammered in a 0-2 victory. Queens Park Rangers was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Portsmouth. Portsmouth managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in four.
Betting stats and facts for Luton and Portsmouth
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Luton and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 13 Luton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Luton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Portsmouth have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Portsmouth have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portsmouth have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
Players on top: Luton vs Portsmouth
Jacob Brown hit the target once in six Championship, while Matt Ritchie scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Kenilworth Road.
Popular markets: Luton vs Portsmouth
Full-time result
Luton won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Portsmouth won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run. Luton have not lost to Portsmouth in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Luton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Portsmouth only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Luton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Portsmouth kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Luton have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Portsmouth.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Luton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Portsmouth, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Luton conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.
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