Luton vs Bristol City prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-03-14 19:45.
Carlton Morris grabbed his 15th goal of the season as Luton Town defeated fellow promotion chasers Sheffield United 1-0 on Saturday to secure their first win at Bramall Lane since 1994. Each of Luton’s last five league wins have come by that same 1-0 scoreline, and manager Rob Edwards labelled it a “big win” as they retain an outside chance of automatic promotion thanks to grabbing ten points from their last four league matches.
A swift return to Kenilworth Road will be welcome as the Hatters bid to keep their momentum going against a Bristol City side they have beaten in six-straight competitive home games, each time scoring at least twice. Their home form of late has been steady if not spectacular, as Luton have lost only two of their last 14 home league matches (W6, D6, L2), and that number of draws will remain a slight concern considering it forms part of a league-high eight stalemates in Championship home matches this season.
Seeing the spoils shared here wouldn’t be a huge surprise considering Bristol City have drawn in 50% of their last 12 Championship matches (W5, D6, L1). Spirits ought to be high though after a momentous 2-0 win on Saturday in what was their first victory over Blackpool in over 13 years, with boss Nigel Pearson claiming they “thoroughly deserved to win.”
That victory also marked a third clean sheet across their last four league matches, and a ten-man City secured a shut-out in the reverse fixture as well (W 2-0), affording them the chance to post a first league H2H double since 2000/01. That would require an improvement on their recent away form though, with Bristol City winning just two of their last nine league road trips (D5, L2).
Players to watch: Elijah Adebayo assisted Luton’s winner at Sheffield United and has two goals in three starts against Bristol City. Gunning for a similar impact for the visitors, Nahki Wells has four goals in as many starts against Luton including the game opener in the reverse fixture.
Hot stat: Ahead of this round, only Birmingham have scored more match openers within the first 15 minutes than Luton’s ten.