Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sunderland and Luton who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The Championship game at Stadium of Light this Saturday sees Sunderland take on Luton for the first leg of their playoff semi-final contest.
Luton finished up in third place in the Championship standings. The Hatters collected 80 points from 46 games, 11 points above the sixth-placed Sunderland.
Form: Sunderland vs Luton
Sunderland Form
Sunderland look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat West Bromwich by 1-2, before drawing 2-2 with Watford. They were back as winners last time out when they took out Preston 0-3. Sunderland just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Stadium of Light. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.
Luton Form
In their previous three outings, Luton won by 2-1 against Middlesbrough and drew 1-1 with Blackburn, before also drawing 0-0 against Hull. The Hatters won twice, while also recording four draws, and zero defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says three goals were conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Sunderland and Luton
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Sunderland and Luton. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- Sunderland are on a nine match unbeaten run (W4 D5).
- Sunderland have seen Over 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 games.
- Sunderland have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 7 games.
- Luton are on a 14 match unbeaten run (W8 D6).
- Luton have drawn 4 of their last 5 away games.
- Luton have drawn 1-1 in 5 of their last 9 away games.
Players in form: Sunderland vs Luton
Dennis Cirkin has three strikes in six Championship matches for Sunderland, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Luton. The visitors are looking to Carlton Morris, who has provided his team with four Championship goals.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at the Stadium of Light across all tournaments, Sunderland won two times, drew five and lost three times. Luton claimed three wins, six draws, and one defeat in their last 10 games away. Before their upcoming match, Sunderland look back on 9 games without losing. Luton struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 14 matches in a row.
Both teams to score
Sunderland scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Luton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Sunderland played. Luton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Sunderland scored an average of 1.7 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Luton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
Betting suggestion: Sunderland vs Luton
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Sunderland and Luton seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.
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