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Luton Town and Watford return to action in the EFL Championship when they square off at Kenilworth Road on Saturday. Both sides picked up contrasting results in their final outings before the international break, with the Hornets seeing off Middlesbrough on home turf.
Luton Town failed to find their feet last time out as they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Sheffield United courtesy of a brace from 22-year-old midfielder Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
The Hatters have gone three straight games without a win, losing twice and claiming one draw since claiming back-to-back victories over Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday back in September.
Having suffered relegation from the Premier League last term, Luton have picked up just eight points from nine Championship games this season to sit 21st in the table, level on points with 20th-placed Coventry City.
Elsewhere, Watford maintained their fine run of results on home turf as they scored twice in the final 15 minutes to snatch a 2-1 comeback victory over Middlesbrough last time out.
The Hornets have gone unbeaten in their seven games across all competitions at Vicarage Road this season, claiming six wins and one draw while scoring 17 goals and keeping three clean sheets so far.
With 16 points from nine matches, Watford are currently sixth in the Championship standings, level on points with fifth-placed Leeds United.
Luton Town vs Watford Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Luton hold the upper hand in the history of this fixture, having picked up 38 points from the last 91 meetings between the two teams.
- Watford have picked up eight wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 23 occasions.
- Luton Town have won just one of their last seven league matches while losing four and picking up two draws since the first week of April.
- Watford have lost all but one of their six away games across all competitions, with a 3-2 win at Millwall on August 11 being the exception.
Luton Town vs Watford Prediction
Luton Town have endured a disappointing start to the campaign and find themselves scrambling for points at the bottom end of the table.
The Hornets picked up an impressive win over Middlesbrough last time out, but we expect Luton to do enough to force a share of the spoils in front of their home supporters.
Prediction: Luton Town 2-2 Watford
Luton Town vs Watford Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in Watford’s last five games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in five of the Hornets’ last six outings)
