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Championship: Watford vs Luton – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Championship round 34 match between Watford and Luton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Luton go up against Watford on Sunday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Ranked as number 10 in the Championship standings, Watford, have so far collected 45 points this season, while Luton collected 28 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 33 rounds.

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Team form: Watford vs Luton

Watford Form

Their last three matches saw Watford drawing 2-2 with Sunderland, losing 0-4 against Leeds before beating Middlesbrough by 0-1. Watford only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vicarage Road Stadium in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 12 goals.

Luton Form

In their previous three games, Luton lost 2-0 and 0-1 against Sunderland and Sheffield United, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Plymouth. Luton are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring five themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Watford and Luton

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 Watford and Luton played across all tournaments.

  • In 24 of the last 26 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 21 of the last 23 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Watford have lost the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Watford have lost the last 5 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 6 of the last 7 Watford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 15 of the last 17 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 14 of the last 16 Luton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Luton have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 7 of the last 8 Luton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Luton have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Players on top: Watford vs Luton

Having scored just once in six Championship matches, Moussa Sissoko hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Sunday. Simultaneously, Luton hope to see Jacob Brown adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Championship outings.

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Full-time result

Watford won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vicarage Road Stadium. They drew one and lost five as well, while Luton won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost nine. Luton conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Watford have not lost to Luton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Watford only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Luton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Luton kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Luton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Luton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.5 goals in these matches. Luton conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.

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