Luton vs Blackpool prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-04-09 14:00.
Luton Town manager Rob Edwards labelled his teamâs goalless draw against Millwall on Friday as a "big point", despite the fact that the same helped seal Burnley's automatic promotion back to the Premier League. That result extended the third-placed Hattersâ unbeaten run (W5, D3) and they now have an eight-point cushion in the play-off race.
Hoping to strengthen their grip on third, Luton will welcome a relegation-threatened Blackpool who they haven't lost a regular season league H2H since February 2003 (W8, D3). Kenilworth Road has been somewhat of a fortress of late, too, with Luton shutting out their opponents in three successive home wins, something they also achieved in their last five league H2H victories.
A 3-1 defeat to fellow relegation battlers Cardiff City on Friday proved the final straw for manager Mick McCarthy who departed from Bloomfield Road by âmutual consentâ on Saturday morning. He leaves with the visitors seven points from safety with six games remaining, four of which are against teams also fighting to avoid relegation or embroiled in the play-off race, making it a daunting job for whoever takes up the reins next.
Thereâs no comfort for Blackpool fans looking at their side's away form; theyâve lost eight games in a row in all competitions. The last time they celebrated a Championship win on the road was way back in October which only makes it harder to envisage them halting a six-game winless H2H sequence at this venue (D3, L3).
Players to watch: Elijah Adebayo assisted Lutonâs winner in the reverse fixture, adding to his goal in each of his previous two H2Hs. Looking to upstage him for impact could be Josh Bowler who contributed to Blackpoolâs last two Championship strikes (G1, A1).
Hot stat: The half-time result has been replicated at full-time in ten of Blackpoolâs last 11 league matches, which was also the case in Lutonâs last four league games.