Preston North End vs Luton Town prediction for Wednesday’s Championship round 32 matchup at Deepdale in Preston. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Luton Town to Win or Draw – 1.44
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 1.5 Goals – 1.44
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 0-1 – 2.00
Luton Towm to Win or Draw
Luton are the favorites by 53% according to the statistics after winning eight of their 15 away games. Preston on the other side lost and drew 12 of their home matches in the Championship this season.
Over 1.5 Goals
We might see some goals in this match as the last four matches involving Preston ended with three or more goals scored. In addition, 80% of Luton’s Championship matches played on the road produced over 1.5 goals and the possibility to see the same in this game is 67%.
Anytime Correct Score 0-1
When playing on the road, Luton scored the first goal and took a 0-1 lead in ten of their 15 games. Preston meanwhile conceded first in nine of their 15 home games and in four of the last six meetings with Luton who also took a 0-1 lead in their last five league games.
Preston North End
Preston North End dropped further down the Championship table to 12th position after losing to Burnley 0-3 on the road. The Lilywhites have 40 points from 11 wins and seven draws and are six points away from a playoff spot. Preston have lost six of their last eight league matches.
Manager Ryan Lowe’s side have been struggling in front of the goal as they failed to score in eight of their 15 home games. The situation doesn’t look good at the other end of the field with the Lilywhites conceding at least a goal in their last five home matches and two or more in the previous three.
Luton Town
Luton dropped two points for the first time in three matches as they drew 1-1 away with Coventry City in the previous round. Luton are challenging for a playoff spot as they currently lie in fourth position with 49 points. The Hatters are on a roll being undefeated in four matches during which they grabbed ten points.
Luton’s stats show that they are averaging 1.63 points per game in the league since August. However, that number increased by 46% in the last eight rounds to 2.38 points per game after winning six times in that period. The Lilywhites scored at least a goal in all of their last ten matches.
Undoubtedly, Luton are in much better form than Preston in recent games especially, when playing on the road. With a playoff spot in reach of Luton, we think they have a stronger incentive to at least avoid a defeat in this match.
Luton town were leading at halftime in 13 of their league matches this season of which five were on the road. Four times Preston were losing at the interval when playing at the Deepdale. With odds of 3.32 at 1xBet, we predict Luton to win the first half.
Luton’s Carlton Morris has very impressive numbers this season. The Englishman is Luton’s top scorer with 11 goals and added five assists for his teammates. The 27-year-old is known for his strong dribbling skills and aerial duels.
Preston’s Jakobsen is the only casualty on the team with an ACL injury.
Freeman and Bradley are the players on Luton’s injury list.
Preston: Woodman; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Woodburn, Ledson, McCann, Brady; Cannon, Delap;
Luton: Horvath; Burke, Lockyer, Bell; Nakamba, Clark, Mpanzu, Doughty; Osho, Morris, Adebayo;
This match will be played at Deepdale (Preston)
The starting whistle will sound on February 15th, 2023. 19:45 UTC.
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