Championship: Luton vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Luton and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Kenilworth Road plays host to the round 1 match on Monday between Lutonand Burnley in the Championship.

Form: Luton vs Burnley

Luton Form

A single point is all Luton can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Everton, before getting trounced 3-1 against West Ham while Fulham won 2-4. Luton showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Kenilworth Road, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target ten times, while letting in two themselves.

Burnley Form

Burnley were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-4 by Newcastle. Next up, Tottenham won 2-1, before losing 1-2 against Nottingham Forest. Burnley performed a very admirable four wins in six Championship away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored ten times, while also conceding five goals.

Betting stats for Luton and Burnley

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 Luton and Burnley played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Luton vs Burnley

Luton against Burnley is also a battle between Tom Lockyer and Manuel Benson with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Championship goals in their last six games respectively.

Betting markets: Luton vs Burnley

Full-time result

Luton won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing six as well. Burnley won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Luton have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Burnley struck a rich vein of form some weeks back, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 13 away matches in a row. Burnley have not lost to Luton in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Luton only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Curiously, Burnley 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, Burnley kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Burnley have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Luton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Luton saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Burnley, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.

Betting prediction: Luton vs Burnley

To sum up, the upcoming match between Luton and Burnley seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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