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Portsmouth and Luton Town return to action in the EFL Championship when they square off at Fratton Park on Saturday. John Mousinho’s men were dumped out of the EFL Cup in midweek and will be looking to secure a morale-boosting result.
Portsmouth were left red-faced on Tuesday as they fell to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Millwall in the EFL Cup first round.
Prior to that, Mousinho’s men played out a pulsating 3-3 draw with Leeds United in the EFL Championship opener on August 10 when they gave up their lead twice at Elland Road.
With Tuesday's result, Portsmouth have now failed to win four consecutive games across all competitions and will head into the weekend looking to find their feet.
Luton Town, on the other hand, were on the receiving end of a humbling 4-1 defeat against Burnley in the league curtain-raiser last Monday.
This followed an unconvincing run of results in pre-season, where the Hatters failed to win four of their five warm-up games, losing three and claiming one draw.
Luton, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, head into Saturday’s clash on a run of six back-to-back away defeats and will be aiming to end this dire run.
Portsmouth vs Luton Town Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 23 wins from the last 53 meetings between the sides, Luton Town boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Portsmouth have picked up 17 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 13 occasions.
- Luton Town have failed to win their last four away games against Mousinho’s men, losing three and claiming one draw since March 2015.
- Portsmouth are without a win in four straight matches, losing twice and picking up two draws since a 2-0 friendly victory over Bognor Regis on July 20.
- Luton have failed to win their last nine competitive away matches, losing seven and claiming two draws since the start of February.
Portsmouth vs Luton Town Prediction
Still licking their wounds from their midweek cup exit, Portsmouth will head into Saturday’s clash looking to secure a morale-boosting result.
However, we predict Luton Town will do enough to secure the win and get their push for an immediate return to the Premier League up and running.
Prediction: Portsmouth 1-2 Luton Town
Portsmouth vs Luton Town Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Luton Town to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in seven of Luton Town’s last eight games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in nine of the Hatters’ last 10 matches)
