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Luton Town v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 15:00 BST, Kenilworth Road, Luton

Saturday afternoon at the Kenilworth Road, and it’s a Championship showdown between Luton Town and Preston North End. Rob Edwards and Paul Heckingbottom will be doing all they can to claim victory. You'll find stats supporting our top of under 3.5 goals below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Luton and Preston combined during 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to our prediction, and we're suggest there's a 75% chance of it being right on the money. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.30.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Luton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Luton
47%
23/20
2%
23/20
2%
Draw
26%
9/4
4%
12/5
6%
Preston
27%
5/2
3%
23/10
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
8%
Luton 1-0
12%
13/2
12%
6/1
7%
Luton 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Luton 2-0
9%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Preston 1-0
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
14%
15/2
11%
Preston 2-1
6%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Luton 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Luton 3-0
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
Preston 2-0
4%
16/112/1
13%
Luton 3-2
2%
28/1
26%
20/1
11%
Preston 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Luton 4-1
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
Preston 3-2
2%
33/125/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
1/1
11%
10/11
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/5
10%
4/5
8%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
44%
7/5
1%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
14%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
8/11
4%
4/5
6%
BTTS - No
49%
1/1
5%
19/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
7/2
13%
16/5
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/317/5
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/2
8%
5/1
9%
Home/draw
73%
2/7
1%
3/10
2%
Away/draw
53%
4/6
2%
7/10
Home/away
74%
1/3
2%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
3/10
4%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
5/2
13%
9/4
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
5/2
9%
9/4
12%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
3/10
4%
3/10
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/2
18%
5/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/9
3%
1/10
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
36%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
2%
1/40
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
1/18
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
17/2
14%
15/2
11%
Home DNB
66%
8/158/15
Away DNB
45%
11/811/8
Luton win to nil
27%
11/4-
Preston win to nil
15%
5/1-
Luton / Luton
23%
5/223/10
2%
Luton / Preston
3%
28/122/1
Luton / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Luton
15%
9/24/1
Draw / Preston
11%
6/1
7%
6/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Preston / Luton
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
Preston / Preston
15%
9/217/4
5%
Preston / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Luton have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 3 and won 5. Luton have conceded 41 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Luton have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Preston lay in 15th place on 30 points in the Championship league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Preston have played 12 away games, winning 1, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Luton
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2615832953 
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
2
Burnley26141022252 
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sheff Utd2616641952 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
4
Sunderland2614841750 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 12
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
5
M'Boro2611871141 
Mar 15
l
 
5-1A
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
6
West Brom2691341140 
d
 
1-1A
May 3
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
7
Blackburn251168539 
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
8
Bristol C269107337 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
May 3
9
Watford2511410-137 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 23
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
10
Sheff Wed261079-237 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 1
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
11
Norwich26998636 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-2F
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
12
Swansea269710034 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
13
QPR267118-532 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
14
Millwall25799130 
Jan 25
w
 
0-1F
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
15
Preston Away266128-630 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
16
Coventry267811-329 
Apr 26
l
 
3-2F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
17
Oxford Utd257711-1228 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 21
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
18
Derby267613-427 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
19
Stoke266911-827 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
20
Luton Home267415-1725 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
21
Portsmouth245811-1123 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
22
Hull265813-1123 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
23
Cardiff255812-1523 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
Apr 8
w
 
0-2F
24
Plymouth254813-2920 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Luton have lost 4 consecutive league games
Luton 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton0 - 1Norwich
Luton2 - 1Derby
Luton2 - 1Stoke
Luton1 - 1Swansea
Luton1 - 0Hull
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
Luton1 - 1West Brom
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Luton3 - 0Watford
Luton2 - 2Oxford Utd
Luton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Luton1 - 2QPR
Luton1 - 4Burnley
Luton2 - 4Fulham
Luton1 - 1Everton
Luton1 - 5Brentford
Luton2 - 1Bournemouth
Luton1 - 1Nottm Forest
Luton2 - 3A Villa
Luton1 - 2Man Utd
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALuton1 - 2QPR
HLuton0 - 1Norwich
ALuton1 - 2Swansea
ALuton0 - 1Bristol C
HLuton2 - 1Derby
ALuton0 - 2Blackburn
HLuton2 - 1Stoke
HLuton1 - 1Swansea
ALuton2 - 4Norwich
ALuton0 - 3Leeds
HLuton1 - 0Hull
ALuton1 - 5M'Boro
HLuton1 - 0Cardiff
HLuton1 - 1West Brom
ALuton2 - 3Coventry
HLuton1 - 2Sunderland
HLuton3 - 0Watford
ALuton0 - 2Sheff Utd
HLuton2 - 2Oxford Utd
ALuton1 - 3Plymouth
Preston 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
West Brom3 - 1Preston
QPR2 - 1Preston
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed1 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Plymouth3 - 3Preston
Burnley0 - 0Preston
Millwall3 - 1Preston
M'Boro1 - 1Preston
Oxford Utd3 - 1Preston
Swansea3 - 0Preston
West Brom3 - 0Preston
QPR1 - 0Preston
Southampton3 - 0Preston
Watford0 - 0Preston
Birmingham1 - 0Preston
Plymouth0 - 1Preston
Coventry0 - 3Preston
Cardiff0 - 2Preston
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 1Oxford Utd
APreston1 - 3West Brom
HPreston3 - 1Sheff Wed
HPreston1 - 0Hull
APreston1 - 2QPR
HPreston1 - 1Leeds
APreston2 - 0Cardiff
APreston1 - 1Sheff Wed
HPreston1 - 1West Brom
APreston0 - 0Stoke
HPreston1 - 1Derby
APreston1 - 3Portsmouth
HPreston0 - 0Sunderland
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston3 - 3Plymouth
HPreston2 - 2Norwich
HPreston1 - 0Coventry
APreston0 - 0Burnley
HPreston3 - 0Watford
APreston1 - 3Millwall
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Luton since 2005
Luton
Preston
Goals: Scored
13
2
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
LUT
4
D
1
PNE
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Luton
0 - 1Preston
Luton4 - 0
Luton3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Luton2 - 0
Luton3 - 0
League games at Preston since 2006
Preston
Luton
Goals: Scored
14
4
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
LUT
1
D
1
PNE
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston2 - 0
0 - 1Luton
Preston2 - 1
Preston3 - 0
Preston5 - 1
Goal Statistics
Luton 20th Preston 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Luton will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Luton have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-17
Preston have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Luton
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
LUT
PNE
5%
better
view stats
Games scored19
20
Failed to score7
6
Scored first10
13
Goals scored27
28
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
LUT
PNE
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
17
Clean sheets5
9
Conceded first15
9
Goals conceded44
34
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

Luton v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Luton Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25747
T KaminskiC MorrisT KraußJ Clark
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Adebayo FWD265
1
-
T Kaminski GLK251
2
1
M McGuinness DEF2422
3
-
J Clark MID2432
7
-
T Chong MID232
5
-
C Morris FWD2371
4
-
T Krauß MID2014
-
J Brown FWD1731
1
-
T Holmes DEF1611
2
1
T Mengi DEF151
2
-
M Nakamba MID14
1
-
D Hashioka DEF13
3
-
A Bell DEF13
1
-
Z Nelson MID131
2
-
A Doughty MID134
5
-
J Taylor FWD13
-
C Woodrow FWD12
1
-
R Walters DEF11
2
-
L Walsh  MID111
2
S Baptiste MID11
2
-
R Burke DEF9
4
-
P Mpanzu MID911
1
-
J Johnson DEF6
1
1
M Andersen DEF3
1
-
J Shea  GLK2
-
A Townsend  MID1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
257310
F WoodmanE RiisK Kesler-HaydenB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Riis FWD2672
2
-
F Woodman GLK25
4
1
J Storey DEF2511
4
-
D Holmes MID2511
3
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF243
4
-
B Whiteman MID241
10
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID2321
5
-
A Hughes DEF221
4
-
S Greenwood MID2252
5
1
A McCann MID221
8
-
B Potts DEF2131
4
-
S Thórdarson MID21
2
-
L Lindsay DEF181
6
2
M Osmajic FWD1842
3
-
J Whatmough DEF151
3
-
R Brady MID131
3
-
W Keane FWD132
-
R Ledson MID1011
3
-
J Bowler FWD10
-
J Okkels FWD7
-
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-