Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sunderland and Luton who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Luton come to Stadium of Light for the Championship match on Wednesday, Sunderland will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 4 in the Championship standings, Sunderland, have so far collected 59 points this season, while Luton collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 30 rounds.
Form: Sunderland vs Luton
Sunderland Form
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 2-2 with Plymouth, beating Middlesbrough 2-3 and drawing 2-2 with Watford. Sunderland claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.
Luton Form
A single draw prevents Luton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 3-2 and 0-1 against Oxford and Millwall, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. Luton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 11 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting facts for Sunderland and Luton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sunderland and Luton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Sunderland home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sunderland home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Sunderland home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sunderland have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 14 of the last 16 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 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
- In 6 of the last 7 Luton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Luton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Sunderland vs Luton
Mark McGuinness shows decent form right now for Luton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Sunderland, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Wilson Isidor also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.
Popular betting markets: Sunderland vs Luton
Full-time result
Sunderland won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew five and lost one as well, while Luton won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost nine. Sunderland didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches. Amazingly, Sunderland are on a streak of 15 home matches without defeat. Sunderland have not lost to Luton in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Sunderland scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Luton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Luton played. Sunderland probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Wednesday, as Luton managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Sunderland have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Luton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Luton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.
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