Luton Town vs Middlesbrough Prediction: Goals expected from both sides of the net

Luton Town will host Middlesbrough at Kenilworth Road. Boro have now won three of their last four games. Can they get another win in their fight for a playoff place? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Luton Town

Luton Town secured a 2-1 win over Cardiff in their last game, with goals from Jordan Clark in the 57th minute canceling the first strike of Cardiff before Thelo Aasgaard scored the winner in the 80th minute. The Hatters have now secured two wins in their last three games. Prior to these three games, they were winless in 13 games. They sit 23rd on the table with 34 points in 37 games, scoring 34 goals and conceding 60. However, Tom Lockyer (ankle), Tahith Chong (hamstring), Shandon Baptiste (muscle), and Teden Mengi (knee) are all out of this game due to injuries.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough seem to be back in contention for a place in the playoffs after defeating QPR 2-1 in their last game. Tommy Conway gave his side the lead in the 11th minute before Anfernee Dijksteel doubled the lead in the 58th minute. Boro have now won three of their last four games, but just one in their last six games on the road. They sit 8th on the table with 53 points in 37 games, scoring 57 goals and conceding 48. However, Alex Bangura (Achilles), Riley McGree (muscle), Rav van den Berg (knee), George Edmundson (ankle), Luke Ayling (ankle), and Darragh Lenihan (ankle) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Luton Town — Thomas Kaminski, Mark McGuinness, Christ Makosso, Amarii Bell, Isaiah Jones, Thelo Aasgaard, Liam Walsh, Jordan Clark, Alfie Doughty, Elijah Adebayo, Carlton Morris.

Middlesbrough — Mark Travers, Anfernee Dijksteel, Jonathan Howson, Neto Borges, Ryan Giles, Hayden Hackney, Aidan Morris, Delano Burgzorg, Morgan Whittaker, Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway.

Match Facts

• Luton are winless in five of their last six games at home;
• Middlesbrough lost five of their last six games on the road;
• The last six home games of Luton saw less than three goals in each;
• The last six games between both sides saw the BTTS results.

Expert Betting Tips

Luton have not been performing well this season, which is why I won’t be backing them for victory, but Middlesbrough, despite their newly found form, are not reliable yet, and I believe the best they can get in this game is a draw. So, I expect this game to end in a both team secoring draw, most likely a 1-1 draw.

Our prediction for this match is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.87 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is a draw at odds of 3.30 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.71 at Betway.