Betting preview: Sunderland vs Luton Town should be interesting

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Both these squads are in pretty good shape, Luton Town enjoying a 11 point edge on Sunderland in the league table. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Luton Town have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sunderland form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Sunderland have to build on here at Stadium of Light in the Championship. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sunderland, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The Sunderland crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Sheffield United (after extra-time) here at Stadium of Light. Midfielder Ba was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.13 (out of ten) in that game. Ba served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Norwich City (after extra-time).

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 16 latest league matches highlights that 12 of them had at least one goal from each side.

Sunderland are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. 24 goals have been conceded.

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Luton Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in Championship, on their Championship travels is 10 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Luton Town are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Luton Town have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ethan Horvath. It's been 308 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.

Impressive finishing from Morris secured the home win 1-0 against Bristol City (after extra-time) in their previous game. Morris has found the net for the away side three games in a row. The skill! Midfielder Drameh was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.42. Drameh served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Prior to that result Luton won their away game at Sheffield United (after extra-time). The scoreline was 1-0.

Low-scoring game? 10 of this club's last 11 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

Luton Town find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Luton Town have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Sunderland.

The latest H2H game ended Luton Town - Sunderland 1-1, earlier this season. The games between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 3 red cards from the last six duels.

Top Goalscorers

Luton TownC. Morris
C. Morris
16 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
10 goals
SunderlandA. Traoré
A. Traoré
8 goals

Sunderland missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Luton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 7 Played P 6 18 37
14 6 3 Won W 1 10 17
10 5 0 Drew D 2 4 12
13 7 4 Lost L 3 4 8
52 23 11 Scored S 4 21 45
45 24 10 Conceded C 10 15 34
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
78% 72% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 65%
54% 56% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 28% 32%
19% 22% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 16%
11% 11% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
59% 56% 57% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 43%
30% 33% 29% Clean Sheets C S 17% 50% 43%
16% 22% 14% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 22%
 
4.2 3.7 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.6 5.9
5.5 5.6 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.8
2.2 1.7 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.3 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
11.2 12.2 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.8 12.1
3.8 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 4
37% 32% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 34% 31%
 
12.1 11.9 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 11.6 11.2
3.5 3.7 3.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.6 3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in Championship
  • Luton Town have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Championship
  • Luton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 37 24 11 2 74 29 19 14 5 0 43 13 18 10 6 2 31 16 45 83
2 Sheffield United 37 21 7 9 58 33 18 11 3 4 35 17 19 10 4 5 23 16 25 70
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 37 17 12 8 45 34 19 7 8 4 24 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 11 63
5 Blackburn Rovers 37 19 4 14 43 42 18 13 1 4 25 14 19 6 3 10 18 28 1 61
6 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
7 Norwich City 37 16 8 13 52 41 19 8 4 7 27 22 18 8 4 6 25 19 11 56
8 West Bromwich Albion 37 15 10 12 47 39 19 10 5 4 26 15 18 5 5 8 21 24 8 55
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 37 14 10 13 52 45 18 6 5 7 23 24 19 8 5 6 29 21 7 52
13 Bristol City 37 12 12 13 45 44 19 8 5 6 24 18 18 4 7 7 21 26 1 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 37 12 10 15 42 52 19 7 4 8 21 26 18 5 6 7 21 26 -10 46
16 Reading 37 13 5 19 39 57 18 10 3 5 27 20 19 3 2 14 12 37 -18 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 37 10 9 18 28 41 19 6 6 7 16 17 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 39
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Huddersfield Town 37 8 9 20 31 53 19 6 5 8 17 21 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 33
24 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33

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