Championship: Luton vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 40 match between Luton and Leeds and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Luton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leeds swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Leeds are chasing the lead in the Championship after collecting 81 points in 39 rounds, Luton trail by 38 points after 39 rounds, leaving them as number 23 in the table.

Form: Luton vs Leeds

Luton Form

Luton are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Cardiff 1-2, and then drawing 0-0 with Middlesbrough. They were back as winners when they defeated Hull 0-1. Luton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Kenilworth Road. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded three goals.

Leeds Form

In their previous three outings, Leeds won by 2-0 against Millwall, drew 2-2 with Queens Park Rangers, before also drawing 2-2 against Swansea. Leeds won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding four.

Betting stats for Luton and Leeds

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Luton and Leeds. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Luton vs Leeds

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jordan Clark, who is performing well for Luton. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Leeds.The visitors will be looking to Junior Firpo to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Leeds in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Luton claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Leeds won five of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost one of the games in this run. Leeds have not lost to Luton in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Luton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Leeds scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Luton managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Leeds were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Leeds have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Luton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Luton saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leeds’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.