Luton vs Brighton predictions: Seagulls can come out on top of thriller
- Brighton have lost one of their last ten matches
- Luton have failed to score in just one of their ten home Premier League games
- Recommended bet: Brighton to win & both teams to score
Luton have plenty of work to do to guarantee their Premier League status, but they have put in some strong performances at Kenilworth Road and will hope to scare in-form Brighton.
The Seagulls are unbeaten in their last seven games and should be boosted by putting five past Sheffield United in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Team news
Tom Lockyer and Marvelous Nakamba remain sidelined for the Hatters and Mads Andersen is struggling with a calf problem. Issa Kabore is still at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Solly March, Julio Enciso and Joel Veltman are still out for the Seagulls while Ansu Fati is still feeling the effects of his thigh injury.
The stats
There have been at least four goals in 11 of Brighton’s 21 league matches this season.
Both teams have scored and Luton have lost in three of the last four home league games.
Luton have failed to score in just one of their ten Premier League home games this term.
Four of the Hatters’ last five home matches have featured at least three goals.
Brighton have lost one of their last ten matches.
The Seagulls have kept just one clean sheet in their ten away league games.
Prediction
Luton have made life tough for plenty of the Premier League big guns at Kenilworth Road and we could be in for another high-scoring game at the venue on Tuesday.
Arsenal needed a late goal to see off the Hatters while Liverpool required another strike at the death for a point from their trip to Bedfordshire, and Rob Edwards’ direct team are capable of causing any top-flight team problems on their own patch.
Tottenham are the only visiting team to have kept a clean sheet there in the top flight this season but Luton could have their work cut out keeping the rampant Seagulls at bay.
Roberto de Zerbi’s team have progressed in this season’s Europa League and are challenging for a top-six place again while also making waves in the FA Cup.
They have scored nine goals in cup away games at Stoke and Sheffield United, so they should possess the firepower that will see them past their hosts.
The Hatters can usually be relied upon to score on their own patch and the Seagulls have found keeping away clean sheets a bit of an issue, so the sensible path seems to be to back the visitors to win with both teams finding the net.
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