Luton Town vs Coventry City Prediction

Saturday’s Championship action sees Coventry City make the trip to face Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. This is a big match for both sides and either earning a chance at promotion or avoiding relegation come the end of the season.

Key Stats

• Both teams have scored 6 goals in their last 5 games
• Coventry City’s Jack Rudoni is ranked 3rd in the Championship for most big chances created (13)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both teams come into this game in identical form. Over Luton Town’s last five games they have won twice, lost once and drawn twice, heading into this game after back-to-back wins. Coventry City on the other hand lost in their last match to stop them from going four games unbeaten.

Luton Town Preview

Formation: 3-4-3

Luton Town Predicted Line-Up: Thomas Kaminski; Teden Mengi, Mark McGuinness, Christ Makosso; Amari’i Bell, Liam Walsh, Lamine Fanne, Isaiah Jones; Thelo Aasgaard, Carlton Morris, Millenic Ali

Luton Town have had a sting of good games at the perfect time with the season coming to a close soon, winning five of their last 10 matches in the Championship. Matt Bloomfield has turned his luck around after failing to win in his first eight matches in charge when he took over from Wycombe Wanderers. As it stands, Luton find themselves sat in 22nd place in the table after 44 games. 12 wins, 22 losses and 10 draws have left them with a tally of 46 points, sharing that with 21st placed Derby County but goal difference keeps Luton inside the relegation zone for now. A win is crucial for them to avoid successive drops following their exit from the Premier League just a season ago.

The Mad Hatters have been poor going forward this season, netting only 41 goals, making them the lowest scoring team in the Championship. When they have managed to find the back of the net however, it has quite often been striker Carlton Morris. He has seen himself grab a goal eight times in the 39 games he’s featured in this season. Both him and midfielder Jordan Clark have amassed 10 goal contributions this season so they will be the best options for Luton this Saturday, desperate for the three points they need to help avoid relegation.

Coventry City Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coventry City Predicted Line-Up: Brad Collins; Jay Dasilva, Liam Kitching, Joel Latibeaudiere, Milan van Ewijk; Ben Sheaf, Matt Grimes; Haji Wright, Jack Rudoni, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto; Ellis Simms

Having been beaten by one relegation threaten side in Plymouth Argyle last week, Frank Lampard’s Coventry City will aim to bounce back with a win against another one this week. Looking to do so for their seventh win away from home, Coventry have picked up 19 wins, 16 losses and nine draws from 44 Championship games this season, leaving them in sixth place and taking the last available Playoff spot. A win would see them that much closer to the chance of a promotion, overtaking fifth places Bristol City is results across the table go their way this weekend.

The Sky Blues are the fourth-highest scorers in the Championship this season, getting on the score sheet 62 times and leading the way for them in the goals department has been winger Haji Wright. The American has 13 goal involvements to his name, split into 12 goals and one assist. It is Jack Rudoni though that has often been the star of the show however. Rudoni has provided 12 assists to go alongside his seven goals from attacking midfield. The pair of them, as well as the rest of the Coventry squad will be hoping they can put in a much better performance than last week and leave Kenilworth Road with all three points on Saturday.

Head To Head Stats: Luton Town vs Coventry City

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Luton Town, winning twice, drawing twice and losing to Coventry City in the remaining match. This Saturday looks like it will swing in the home side’s way again with their extra motivation to escape the bottom three.

Recent Matches:

26th October 2024 – Coventry City 3-2 Luton Town – Championship

27th May 2023 – Coventry City 1-1 (5-6 via pens) Luton Town – Championship Playoff Final

11th February 2023 – Coventry City 1-1 Luton Town – Championship

14th September 2022 – Luton Town 2-2 Coventry City – Championship

8th March 2022 – Coventry City 0-1 Luton Town – Championship

Betting Tips For Luton Town vs Coventry City

Luton Town have been poor a lot of this season but they have performed well at home whereas Coventry have struggled on the road.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Luton Town To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 6/4 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £25 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Luton Town vs Coventry City

Luton Town 1-0 Coventry City

Coventry City suffered a shock loss last week to relegation threaten Plymouth Argyle and have also had some disappointing performances away from home. Luton Town should take a vital set of three points this Saturday.