Luton Town vs Cardiff City Prediction

This Wednesday night Championship match sees Cardiff City make the trip to face Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. With both sides in the lower half of the table so early on, a win is a must need with the result possibly having serious implications going forward.

Key Stats

• Luton have scored 7 goals in their last 5 whereas Cardiff have scored 10 goals in their last 5 games
• Cardiff are unbeaten in their last 6 matches
• Luton are currently sitting in the relegation zone in 22nd place

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Luton have really struggled to get going at the start of this 2024/24 Championship campaign. Cardiff were in the same boat until they appointed Ömer Riza. He has helped turn the Welsh side’s season a full 180 and they are in flying form, beating an impressive Norwich side last week.

Luton Town Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Thomas Kaminski; Amari'I Bell, Mark McGuinness, Teden Mengi; Victor Moses, Jordan Clark, Tom Krauß, Daiki Hashioka; Tahith Chong; Carlton Morris, Elijah Adebayo

After a year’s stint in the Premier League. Luton are back down in the Championship, but another relegation could be on the cards. Luton are currently standing in 22nd place in the league standings after 13 games. Three wins and seven losses and three draws leaves them with 12 points, only three points behind 15th placed Coventry City. The Hatters could be worse off if not for the perfomances of goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski who is ranked the second best in the league for average saves per match with 3.7, a herculean effort.

Cardiff Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Jak Alnwick; Callum O’Dowda, Calum Chambers, Dimitrios Goutas, Andy Rinomhota; David Turnbull, Manolis Siopis; Anwar El Ghazi, Ollie Tanner; Chris Willock, Rubin Colwill

Cardiff have been a team on the up as of late. They have transformed under Ömer Riza and are unbeaten in their last six games and you can find out more in our breakdown of Cardiff’s turn around. The Bluebirds currently stand in 19th after 13 games. Four wins, six losses and three draws has left them with 15 points. Considering there is only a three point gap to 12th placed Norwich, that will be on the forefront of the minds for all the Cardiff players, climbing the table essential to their plans

Head To Head Stats: Luton Town vs Cardiff City

There have been 38 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Luton come into this match holding an advantage over Cardiff as they have come out victors on 16 occasions, two more times than Cardiff’s 14 wins in this fixture. A draw has happened eight times out of the 38 games, leaving Luton with a 42.1% win percentage.

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Luton, winning three and Cardiff winning twice. Given the last time that they met was when they were both in the Championship, a lot has changed since then, giving Cardiff a great chance given the form their in.

31st January 2023 – Luton 1-0 Cardiff – Championship

30th August 2022 – Cardiff 1-2 Luton – Championship

18th April 2022 – Cardiff 0-1 Luton – Championship

27th November 2021 – Luton 1-2 Cardiff – Championship

16th February 2021 – Luton 0-2 Cardiff – Championship

Betting Tips For Luton Town vs Cardiff City

Cardiff have gone on a six game unbeaten streak and heading into this match against Luton, that bodes well for them. Luton have massively struggled since their stint in the Premier League last season and a draw in their last game could extend to two draws in this game.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Cardiff City Double Chance as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 1/1 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £20 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Luton Town vs Cardiff City

Luton Town 0-1 Cardiff City

We can see Cardiff continuing their amazing form in this one, but Luton have not been awful this season and still posses a chance to share a point in this match.