Luton vs Preston prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2025-01-17 15:00.
[p]The match between Luton and Preston is part of the Championship and will take place in round 27. The venue for this encounter is Kenilworth Road in Luton.[/p]
[p]Luton is currently ranked 20th in the overall standings with a total of 26 matches played. They have achieved seven wins and four draws, while losing 15 matches. Their total score across these matches is 27:44. At home, Luton stands 13th with six wins, three draws, and four losses, scoring a total of 18:16. In their last competitive match, Luton faced QPR and lost with a score of 2:1. Key players for Luton include Mark McGuinness and Carlton Morris, who have not missed any minute in the last five matches, and Thomas Holmes, selected based on average rating of the last five matches in the tournament. Absences for Luton include Reece Burke due to a hip injury, Alfie Doughty with a knock, and Shandon Baptiste with a calf injury.[/p]
[p]Preston holds the 15th position in the overall standings, having played 26 matches with six wins, 12 draws, and eight losses. Their total score is 28:34. In away matches, Preston is ranked 19th with one win, five draws, and six losses, scoring a total of 12:22. Their last competitive match ended in a 1:1 draw against Oxford Utd. Key players for Preston include Andrew Hughes, Sam Greenwood, and Jack Whatmough, all selected based on average rating of the last five matches in the tournament. Preston will be missing Brad Potts due to a knee injury.[/p]
[p]In the last five matches between Luton and Preston in this competition, Luton has won one match, Preston has won three matches, and one match ended in a draw. The last encounter between these teams took place in August 2024, where Preston emerged victorious with a score of 1:0.[/p]
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[p]The offence of both teams is below average. Preston has scored 28 goals (18th in the competition) so far, while Luton has scored 27 goals (19th in the competition) so far. The defence of Preston is average, but is better than the defence of Luton. Luton has conceded 44 goals (shared 22nd to 23rd position in the competition) so far, whereas Preston has conceded 34 goals (shared 12th to 13th position in the competition) so far.[/p]
[p]Teams Performance Metrics[/p]
[p] – Luton have lost the most matches in the league this season, losing 15 out of 30 matches. [/p]
[p] – Preston have received the highest number of yellow cards in the league this season. In 29 matches they have received 77 yellow cards (the league average is 52.5) at an average of 2.7 per match. [/p]
[p] – Preston have won the most free kicks in the league this season.In 29 matches they have won 188 free kicks (the league average is 160.2) at an average of 6.5 per match. [/p]
[p]Streaks[/p]
[p] – Luton are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home league matches against Preston.[/p]
[p] – Preston failed to win 11 out of the last 12 away league matches this season.[/p]
[p] – Preston have scored in their last 9 league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Betting Tips[/p]
[p] – Only 1 of the last 9 H2H league matches saw Preston score at least one goal in both halves.[/p]
[p] – None of the last 9 H2H league matches between Luton and Preston saw both teams score in both halves.[/p]
[p] – In 5 of the last 9 H2H league matches when Luton have scored at least one goal, they did not lose the match.[/p]
[p] – At least 3 goals in total (over 2.5).[/p]
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