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Championship: Bristol City vs Luton – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Championship round 23 match between Bristol City and Luton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

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

Bristol City are placed 12th with 27 points after 22 matches. Luton occupy a position as 15th in the league on 25 points.

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Form: Bristol City vs Luton

Bristol City Form

In the previous three games, Bristol City drew 1-1 with Sunderland, lost 1-1 against Queens Park Rangers and 2-0 against West Bromwich. Bristol City only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Ashton Gate in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Luton Form

Their past three matches saw Luton beating Stoke 2-1, losing 2-0 against Blackburn, and beating Derby by 2-1. Luton came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 19 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol City and Luton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bristol City and Luton played across all tournaments.

  • In 14 of the last 16 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Bristol City home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Luton have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Luton have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Luton have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Bristol City vs Luton

Look no further than Scott Twine, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bristol City in the Championship, while Elijah Adebayo managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Luton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Bristol City claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Luton won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away. Luton conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Bristol City scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Luton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bristol City 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. Bristol City have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Luton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bristol City’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 five of the last ten outings for Luton, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Luton conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

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