Luton vs Sheffield Utd prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-08-25 19:00.
Following a torrid four-game start to the league campaign (D2, L2), last season’s play-off semi-finalists Luton Town got off the mark with a first win against Swansea last time out. Hatters boss Nathan Jones described that 2-0 win as the perfect performance and stated “we want to start climbing from here”, signalling his intent to attack the upper echelons of the table yet again.
Continuing Luton’s often solid home form seems paramount to achieving those goals, and with just five league defeats here across the last 25 games (W12, D8), the Hatters enjoy their home comforts. Scoring goals has been problematic though, with Luton failing to score more than once in each of their last six home league games, and doing so again here will set an unwanted club record in the Championship!
Despite their growing injury list, Sheffield United are the early pace setters in the Championship following a commanding 3-0 win over previous table-toppers Blackburn. Manager Paul Heckingbottom conceded that his side can’t play that well every week, but they will try and another positive result here would surprise few after keeping two clean sheets against Luton last season (W1, D1).
Perhaps the most worrying trend of Sheffield United’s early season surge is their away form, with nine of their ten points so far earned at home. Encouragingly though, the Blades led twice in their most recent trip to Middlesbrough (2-2), but they’ve now failed to win six of the last 11 away league games when scoring first (W5, D3, L3), suggesting the first goal may not be decisive.
Players to watch: Carlton Morris sealed the deal with his first Luton goal last time out, yet his three goals prior were all home league match openers. As for Sheffield United, Iliman Ndiaye tripled his goal tally for the season with a brace last time out, but just two of his ten goals for the club came away from home.
Hot stat: Luton failed to win seven of their last nine Championship games played on a Friday (W2, D3, L4).