Luton vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th May 2023

Luton will be taking on visiting team Sunderland at Kenilworth Road in a return leg Championship playoff tie on Tuesday.

The match this coming Tuesday has all the makings of a tight battle as Luton and Sunderland look to bag a crucial win in the process. After all, a playoff-final at Wembley to reach the Premier League is at stake.

Luton go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Sunderland travel to their next away match on Tuesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against. An average of 1.1 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

The last time these two teams squared up, Sunderland ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Kenilworth Road. Although ravaged by injuries, Sunderland keep surprising, and now they "simply" need to avoid defeat to reach the playoff-final.

Luton exited the playoffs last year in the semifinal and after finishing third this year, they'll be gutted not to make it to Wembley this time. They have now failed to beat Sunderland on three occasions this season. The omens are not good for "The Hatters".

Luton vs Sunderland Prediction

Luton Form

It is neither good nor disastrous for Luton with just two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Blackburn, followed by another draw. This time 0-0 against Hull, before going down in a 2-1 defeat against Sunderland. Luton showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Kenilworth Road, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target nine times, while letting in two themselves.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 2-2 with Watford, before downing first Preston by 0-3, then Luton in a 2-1 win. Sunderland came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored eight and conceded three.

Does Luton have enough in the tank to down Sunderland this coming Tuesday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Luton vs Sunderland Squads

Luton Squad

Edwards will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sunderland from the players listed below:

Horvath, Bell, Morris, Lockyer, Adebayo, Campbell, Clark, Doughty, Mpanzu, Potts, Osho, Drameh, Nakamba, Burke, Bradley, Freeman, Onyedinma, Lansbury, Woodrow, Berry, Watson, Shea, Muskwe, Taylor, Walton, Johnson, Williams, Piesold, Pettit, Thorpe, Luker, Nelson, Pepple.

Sunderland Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sunderland players that the manager Tony Mowbray will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ba, Alese, Bass, Pritchard, Diallo, Patterson, Evans, Ballard, Neil, Batth, Cirkin, Michut, Embleton, Taylor, Lihadji, Clarke, Bennette, Gelhardt, Anderson, O'Nien, Gooch, Huggins, Roberts, Ekwah, Stewart, Hume, Johnson.

Luton vs Sunderland Team News

Luton might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against Sunderland. Carlton Morris gets a day off from the Luton squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Fred Onyedinma, Sonny Bradley, Henri Lansbury and James Shea are missing from the squad, Luton will field against Sunderlandon Tuesday.

Sunderland have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Luton on Tuesday.

Sunderland need to do without Dennis Cirkin, Lynden Gooch, Ajibola Alese, Danny Batth and Elliot Embleton, who are not fit enough to travel to Kenilworth Road.

Luton vs Sunderland Lineups

Luton vs Sunderland H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Sunderland came out the other side as 2-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Luton claimed zero wins, while Sunderland picked up three wins in the previous ten matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Luton vs Sunderland Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last five matches between Luton and Sunderland.

Luton vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Amad Diallo shows decent form right now for Sunderland, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Luton, who are strong favourites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Carlton Morris also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Luton claimed seven wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing one. Sunderland won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost two of these matches. Luton scored the opening goal five times of a possible 10 at Kenilworth Road, while Sunderland did likewise in five of their 10 most recent away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past five encounters between Luton and Sunderland, with Luton scoring 0.8 goals on average per game. Sunderland averaged 2.2 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Luton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Sunderland, who scored 1.8 times on average in those matches.