Luton vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-03-03 15:00.
Luton Town followed up on Saturdayâs 1-0 victory over Birmingham with a midweek comeback from 2-0 down against Millwall (D 2-2), reinforcing their top-six credentials. Yet, the Hatters still remain vulnerable to a slide out of the play-off zone, with just five points separating third from seventh at the end of Tuesdayâs action.
Augustâs reverse fixture against Swansea City seems like a long time ago now, but it was the result (W 2-0) that finally sparked Lutonâs promising league campaign after a drab start (D2, L2). That was their third straight unbeaten H2H against Swansea, potentially setting them up to complete a first league double over the Welsh side since 2001/02.
While the Swansea of today are long removed from the crisis-ridden fourth-tier club famously sold for £1 in the summer before that season, promotion remains a distant prospect. On Monday, an opener from the Swans' runaway top scorer, Joël Piroe, was not enough as a 1-1 draw saw them drop points after scoring first for the second successive match.
Itâs also three road trips without a win for the Swans, who notably marked the tenth anniversary of their famous 2013 EFL Cup triumph last Friday. And in closing out Februaryâs away schedule with two losses âto nilâ, Swansea have also recovered just a single point from a possible 12 across the last four away league games to see the opener go against them.
Players to watch: Lutonâs top scorer Carlton Morris became a senior player the year after Swanseaâs aforementioned trophy lift. He netted in the reverse clash, for one of five victories (D1) in 2022/23 Championship games where he has scored after the break. The year 2014 was also significant for Jay Fulton, as he joined Swansea that January, and remains unbeaten in goalscoring Championship games (W8, D3) after netting their latest away goal (1-1 vs QPR).
Hot streak: Swansea are without a first-half goal in their previous seven Championship away games.