League One: Stevenage vs Luton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Stevenage and Luton who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Stevenage enjoy home advantage, when visitors Luton swing by on Thursday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Looking at the League One standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and eight places.

Team form: Stevenage vs Luton

Stevenage Form

Stevenage currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 2-2 against Doncaster. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Peterborough in a 0-0 encounter, before beating Barnsley in a 1-5 encounter. Stevenage only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Luton Form

Luton claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 5-2 against Mansfield. A 2-0 win followed against Stockport County, before drawing 1-1 with Leyton Orient. Luton claimed 13 points in their last six League One matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded 12 and scored 16 goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Stevenage and Luton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Stevenage and Luton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Stevenage vs Luton

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Nahki Wells has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Thursday, it is because Luton bank on him to build on these numbers against Stevenage. The latter relies on Oliver Sanderson, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Stevenage claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Luton won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Stevenage have not lost to Luton in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Stevenage only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Luton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stevenage managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Luton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Stevenage have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Luton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Stevenage’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Luton, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches. Luton are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 19 matches.