Luton Town vs Watford

Luton Town welcome Watford for what will be a huge game for their manager Rob Edwards and his hopes of keeping his job.

Key Stats

• Luton Town have won just two games this season
• Luton Town have won just once at home this campaign
• Watford have lost their last four away games in a row

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players - The turning point for Rob Edwards?

This game, coming against the last game he managed and didn’t succeed at, could be very telling for Luton Town manager Rob Edwards.

Luton Town Preview

Luton Town Predicted Line-up: Thomas Kaminski; Mark McGuinness, Teden Mengi, Reece Burke; Reuell Walters, Marvelous Nakamba, Tom Krauß, Alfie Doughty; Jordan Clark; Victor Moses, Elijah Adebayo

Playing Watford at home couldn’t have come at a worse time for Edwards. They’re now three games without victory and sit 21st in the league, just one point above the drop zone and taken just eight points from their first nine games.

Many fans are calling him to be sacked. However, a win in this match would buy him a lot of time, especially considering he earnt them promotion to the Premier League not that long ago.

When it comes to standout players, there haven’t been an awful lot for the home side. However, Victor Moses has looked like a bright spark since he signed on a free this summer. The Nigerian once won the Premier League with Chelsea.

Watford Preview

Watford Predicted Line-up: Jonathan Bond; Ken Sema, Ryan Porteous, Angelo Ogbonna, Mattie Pollock, Ryan Andrews; Tom Ince, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Moussa Sissoko; Giorgi Chakvetadze, Daniel Jebbison

Watford have certainly tailed off after their magnificent start to the season. They won their first three games to put them top of the league, but since then just two of their other six Championship matches. Nonetheless, a win last time out at home to Middlesbrough will do them a lot of favours when it comes to morale.

Watford’s Giorgi Chakvetadze has been one of the best, most entertaining players in the Championship so far. The 25-year-old Georgian has been excellent in the midfield and key to attacking creation for Tom Cleverley’s side.

Heat-to-head Stats: Luton Town vs Watford

The last time these two sides met was in the 2022/23 Championship season. Both teams won their home games that year whilst Luton won the play-offs and Watford finished 11th.

1st April 2023 - Luton Town 2-0 Watford - Championship

23th October 2022 - Watford 4-0 Luton Town - Championship

17th April 2021 - Luton Town 1-0 Watford - Championship

26th September 2020 - Watford 2-0 Luton Town - Championship

9th April 2006 Watford 1-1 Luton Town - Championship

Luton Town vs Watford Prediction

We’re backing Luton Town to Win and both teams to score in this match. Through our bookmakers, you can get odds of 27/10 which could see a return of £37 from a £10 stake if successful (odds subject to change).

This has the potential to be one of the most dramatic games of the season. Whilst we do believe that Luton will have enough to get the result over the line, the weight of the match on the shoulders of Edwards could relay into the players and allow them to concede.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Blackburn Rovers welcome Swansea City.

Final Prediction: Luton Town vs Watford

Luton Town 2-1 Watford