Sunderland vs Luton Town prediction for Saturday’s Championship playoffs semi-final first leg clash at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The game will start at 17:30 UTC.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Sunderland 0 Goal Handicap – 1.90
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Draw in at least One Half – 1.42
Sunderland are undefeated in their last nine matches and five home games. Likewise, Luton are undefeated in 14 games. The last four h2h meetings ended in a draw. Sunderland covered the handicap in 16 of their 23 home games in the Championship this season.
Sunderland’s six of their last eight matches in the league saw a draw in one half and the same trend happened in Luton’s last eight games. Nine times Sunderland’s home matches this term ended in draws while Luton’s eight matches saw a draw in the first half when playing on the road.
Sunderland
Sunderland made it to the playoffs after clinging on to the sixth spot with a 0-3 final day away win against Preston. The Black Cats have scored 1.88 goals per game in the last eight rounds which is 27% more than their season’s average of 1.48. Sunderland have no clean sheets in four home games.
Luton Town
Luton Town had one of the best end-of-seasons in the Championship and finished third in the table. The Hatters had picked up 2.00 points per game in the last eight rounds. In addition, Luton’s defense was very solid conceding 0.50 goals per game in eight games and keeping four clean sheets.
Sunderland: Patterson; Gooch, Hume, O’Nien, Cirkin; Neil, Ekwah; Roberts, Diallo, Clarke; Gelhardt;
Luton Town: Shea; Osho, Bradley, Potts; Onyedinma, Campbell, Watson, Clark, Doughty; Taylor, Freeman;
Where will this fixture be played?
Saturday’s game will be played at the Stadium of Light.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this match?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1xBet, 22Bet, and Bet365.