Luton Town vs Sunderland Prediction

After 10 games of this Championship season, the league table is starting to take shape and it is clear that Sunderland mean business. They are currently top of the league by one point, ahead of the likes of Burnley and Leeds, whom many have predicted to sweep the rest of the competition this year. Luton meanwhile, have struggled, but are slowly beginning to get into form.

Key Stats

• Luton have managed seven points from their last five games
• They have only failed to score in three matches this season
• Sunderland have won a league high of seven from 10
• They have also managed a league high of 19 goals

Luton Town vs Sunderland Previews, Form and Players to Watch

Luton are currently in 17th in the league, level on points with Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth. They have won three games in the league this season, but lost five. Luton fans have been disappointed with how badly their side has started the campaign, having come off the back of a season in the top flight.

Meanwhile, Sunderland have won seven games this season, and currently sit atop the Championship, ahead of Burnley by one point. They have been in the second flight since 2022, after they were promoted from League One via the play-offs.

Luton Town Preview

Luton Town Predicted Lineup - Thomas Kaminski; Tom Holmes, Teden Mengi, Reece Burke; Alfie Doughty, Jordan Clark, Tom Krauss, Victor Moses; Tahith Chong; Carlton Morris, Elijah Adebayo

There could be a few changes for the midweek game, despite Luton beating their rivals Watford quite convincingly at the weekend. Centre back Mark McGuinness has picked up an injury and so might not be available for the match.

Despite interest from a number of Premier League clubs this summer, Alfie Doughty stayed at Kenilworth Road and has been providing the assists from the left hand side. He is also the only player in Luton’s side that has played every single minute of league football so far this season.

Sunderland Preview

Sunderland Predicted Lineup - Anthony Patterson; Dennis Cirkin, Luke O’Nein, Chris Mepham, Trai Hume; Jobe Bellingham, Dan Neil, Chris Rigg; Romaine Mundle, Wilson Isidor, Patrick Roberts

Sunderland have no new injury concerns following their controversial win over Hull City at the weekend. They have a young side full of exciting talent which means that promotion is crucial this season if they want to keep a lot of their players. Their most exciting talent last season, Jack Clarke, left to join Ipswich Town in the summer.

I think that one of their most experienced players, Luke O’Nein, is their most important player as he controls Sunderland’s backline while also contributing to the attack as well. He has scored twice already this season, and provided an assist as well as playing every minute too. Chris Rigg is also a player to watch, as the 17-year-old has recently won the Young Player of the Month award.

Head to Head Stats - Luton Town vs Sunderland

In recent history, the two teams haven’t met much, as Sunderland have been in and around the top of the English pyramid, while Luton have been struggling around the foot of the football league. Between 2000 and 2018, they met just five times, three of them in the League Cup.

Recently, the meetings have tended to end up as draws, although they did meet in the Championship playoffs in 2023, the year which saw Luton win the final.

16th May 2023 - Luton Town 2-1 Sunderland - Championship Playoff Semi-Final

13th May 2023 - Sunderland 2-0 Luton Town - Championship Playoff Semi-Final

18th Mar 2023 - Sunderland 1-1 Luton Town - Championship

29th Oct 2022 - Luton Town 1-1 Sunderland - Championship

12th Jan 2019 - Sunderland 1-1 Luton Town - League One

Betting Tips for Luton Town vs Sunderland

While Luton’s form has improved over recent weeks, they are still not ready to face the best team in the league at the moment. Sunderland score a lot of goals, and Luton’s defence hasn’t been particularly strong. That being said, Sunderland also don’t have the best back line in the league, and so there could be quite a few goals in this game.

The match will probably be end to end, and Sunderland will win it by the odd goal with one of their young talents providing a spark in the attack.

With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Sunderland To Win + BTTS. Odds of 87/20 on Highbet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £53.50.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Luton Town 2-3 Sunderland

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