Luton vs Sunderland prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-10-28 14:00.
Luton manager Nathan Jones will be hoping his squad are back to full health after stating that his players were “decimated” by a sickness bug before last week’s 4-0 away defeat to Watford. At least four players were forced to miss the game at Vicarage Road as the Hatters suffered a first loss in eight outings (W4, D3), tumbling out of the Championship top six in the process.
The Hatters impressive form at Kenilworth Road saw them reach the play-off semi-finals last season, in search of their first Premier League appearance, with only two Championship sides losing less games on home turf. Luton have huffed and puffed at home this campaign however, producing just two wins from eight outings (D4, L2) though Jones might be quick to point out that his side are now unbeaten in their last four here (W2, D2), whilst showing intent by scoring at least two goals in each of those contests.
That recent run will be put to the test by visitors Sunderland, who have lost just one of the last 11 H2H meetings between the two sides (W7, D3). That record might inspire the Black Cats, given they head to Luton with their tail between their legs after losing three of their last four games (W1), including two in a row for the first time since February.
It hasn’t been the best of starts for new manager Tony Mowbray, who has won only three of his ten matches since taking charge at the Stadium of Light (D3, L4). The most recent defeat was a 4-2 reversal against Burnley last week, a match which Sunderland had led 2-0, with the manager admitting his side will have to “regroup” after “the game ran away from us.”
Key battle: Luton’s Carlton Morris has netted first or last in each of his last 11 goalscoring appearances so it may fall to Sunderland defender Luke O’Nien to stop him, though the defender has kept just one clean sheet in seven H2H meetings with the Hatters (W2, D3, L2).
Hot stat: Five of Luton’s eight home league games have witnessed both teams score – the joint most in the Championship.