Luton Town vs Preston North End Prediction: Goals expected from both sides of the net

Luton Town will welcome Preston North End to Kenilworth Road on Saturday in round 27 of Championship action. While the hosts are decent at home, the visitors struggle on the road. However, both sides are known for scoring goals this season. Can this offensive prowess affect this game? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Luton Town

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Luton Town were sent out of the FA Cup, losing 2-0 to Nottingham Forest in their last game. They will now return to the Championship, where they suffered a 2-1 loss to QPR in their previous outing. Mark McGuinness scored the only goal for his side in between the two goals of The Rangers. The Hatters have lost their last five games in all competitions but remain unbeaten in six of their last seven games at home, winning 4 of those games. Moreover, since their stay in the Premier League and this season in the Championship, they are known for their attacking spirit on the field of play. They have scored in all but one home game this season.

Luton sit 20th on the table with 25 points in 26 games, scoring 27 goals and conceding 44. Shandon Baptiste, Alfie Doughty, Reece Burke, Tom Lockyer and Teden Mengi are all out in the medical room due to injuries.

Preston North End

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Preston advanced to the next stage of the FA Cup after defeating Charlton 2-1 in their last game. They will shift their attention back to the league, where they played a 1-1 draw against Oxford United in their previous outing. Will Keane scored an equaliser in the 69th minute after Ruben Rodrigues had given Oxford the lead in the 21st minute.

The Lilywhites are unbeaten in four of their last five games in all competitions but have managed just one win in their previous 10 games on the road. They sit 15th on the table with 30 points in 26 games, scoring 28 goals and conceding 34. However, Robbie Brady and Brad Potts are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Luton Town — Thomas Kaminski, Amarii Bell, Mark McGuinness, Tom Holmes, Reuell Walters, Tahith Chong, Zack Nelson, Liam Walsh, Tom Krauß, Elijah Adebayo, Carlton Morris.

Preston North End — Freddie Woodman, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Andrew Hughes, Liam Lindsay, Jordan Storey, Duane Holmes, Alistair McCann, Ben Whiteman, Will Keane, Sam Greenwood, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

Interesting Facts

• Luton have scored in all but one home game this season.
• Luton are unbeaten in six of their last seven games at home.
• Preston have secured just one away win in the Championship this season.
• Preston have scored in each of their last 10 games.
• Preston have won just one of their last 10 away games.

Expert Betting Tips

Things haven’t been easy for Preston North End on the road this season after managing just one away win. I don’t think this trend will end in this match, as they are facing a side that are unbeaten in six of their last seven games at home. So, I am backing the hosts to dominate this clash.

Even though six of the last seven head-to-head clashes between these two sides saw at least one side keeping a clean sheet, I expect the BTTS result in this game. The hosts are known for scoring, while the visitors have scored in each of their last 10 games. So, I don’t see anything stopping them from getting those goals in.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.83 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is for the game to see more than two goals (Over 2.5 goals) for odds of 2.10 at Betway.

Our third prediction is Luton Draw no Bet, with odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.