Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Luton and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Blackburn come to Kenilworth Road for the Championship match on Saturday, Luton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Luton vs Blackburn
Luton Form
The Luton team look in good shape before their match against Blackburn, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Hull 0-1, then they held Leeds to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Stoke. Luton only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Kenilworth Road in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded four goals.
Blackburn Form
Blackburn came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-0 against Portsmouth. A 0-2 defeat against Middlesbrough followed, before a 2-2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Blackburn 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 nine time and letting in four.
Betting stats and facts for Luton and Blackburn
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Luton and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 16 Luton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 16 Luton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Luton home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 39 of the last 41 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 36 of the last 38 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Blackburn have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Luton vs Blackburn
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Jordan Clark will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Blackburn hope Yuki Ohashi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
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Full-time result
Luton won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Kenilworth Road. They drew four and lost three as well, while Blackburn won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Luton did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Blackburn conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. Luton have not lost to Blackburn in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Luton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Blackburn scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Luton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Blackburn managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Luton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Blackburn conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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