Ace Football previews the Championship game between Burnley and Luton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Luton go up against Burnley on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Turf Moor.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Burnley claimed 71 points after 35 rounds. Meanwhile, Luton amassed 31 points and rank as number 22 in the Championship at the moment.
Form: Burnley vs Luton
Burnley Form
Burnley added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Sheffield Wednesday by 4-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat against Preston, followed up by a 1-2 win against Cardiff. Burnley won three of their previous six matches at Turf Moor in the Championship. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring seven goals to zero against.
Luton Form
Luton claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Plymouth. Afterwards, a 2-0 defeat against Watford followed, before beating Portsmouth 1-0. Luton came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to five.
Betting stats for Burnley and Luton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Burnley and Luton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 30 of the last 32 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Burnley home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Burnley home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Burnley home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Burnley home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Luton have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Burnley vs Luton
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Burnley, Josh Brownhill has been good for them over the course of the season with 11 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Luton, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.
Popular betting markets: Burnley vs Luton
Full-time result
Burnley won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Luton won zero of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing nine. Amazingly, Burnley are on a streak of 22 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Burnley are on a streak of 18 home matches without defeat. Luton have not lost to Burnley in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Burnley scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Luton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Burnley have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Burnley are excellent at shutting up shop with no less than eight clean sheets in the last 10 matches here. Meanwhile, Luton have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games. Luton have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with Burnley.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Burnley’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Luton, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.
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