Luton vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-05-18 15:00.
[p]Luton Town come into this final round just three points from safety and with a mathematical chance of survival, but the reality is that their fate is already pretty much sealed as they need a win here against Fulham, plus for Nottingham Forest to lose at Burnley with a 12 goal swing in the process. The Hatters have lost only one of their seven home games against sides starting the round between them and tenth in the table (W3, D3), so they might at least feel confident of holding up their end of the bargain.[/p]
[p]If they do suffer the drop as expected, Rob Edwards’ side can have no real complaints given how they’ve finished this season as they’ve managed just two league wins in 2024, neither of which have come across their past five matches (D1, L4). They have that poor record despite finding the back of the net in each of those games, and in fact of their 23 league defeats this season, 18 of those saw them score at least once.[/p]
[p]Luton’s fragile defence will be a welcome sight for Fulham who have been shy of goals recently. No side has scored fewer than their two across the past four rounds, which has unsurprisingly played a part in Marco Silva’s side going winless across that period (D2, L2), leaving them on the brink of posting a five-match winless league run for the first time this season. [/p]
[p]Despite coming into the game as the bookmakers’ favourites, you can’t rule out another negative result here based on Fulham’s recent history rounding off the season. Since their promotion back to the Premier League in 2020, they’ve suffered defeats in each of their past three season finales, conceding 2+ goals on each occasion. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Luton’s top Premier League scorer Elijah Adebayo has netted seven of his last eight strikes on home turf, including his last in the Hatters’ most recent home game against Everton (1-1). Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney scored his only league goal of the season against Luton’s relegation rivals Forest, while he also opened the scoring against the Hatters in the famous 7-0 Championship rout back in 2022. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Four of Luton’s last five home Premier League goals arrived beyond the 70th minute.[/p]