England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Luton Town and Stoke City, taking place on Saturday, 04 February 2023, at Kenilworth Road Stadium in Luton.
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Luton Town, Recent FormLast time out, Luton Town went away feeling content with a 2-0 away win against Wigan Athletic During that encounter they had 38% possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 1 of their 9 shots on goal.
Their boss Rob Edwards has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 12 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 7 goals conceded across those matches. They have recently found some good scoring form at home, hitting the net in 5 of their last 6 matches at Kenilworth Road Stadium. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling Edwards of late, his defence having only notched up 1 clean sheet from their last 6 home games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games. They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing at home this season, with 7 draws in 13 home league games.
Goalscorer Carlton Morris will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Luton Town.
Stoke City, Recent FormIn their last league encounter, Stoke City racked up a stunning 4-0 home win against Reading. In that game they had 39% possession and managed 16 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Reading who had 7 attempts and 3 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Alex Neil will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 9 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. Away goals have been high on their agenda recently, having scored in 5 of their last 6 away league games. Having failed to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches, they definitely have some defensive problems to resolve at the moment.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
Nick Powell will be hoping to create problems for Luton Town in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Stoke City.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 2-0 win for Stoke City.
In each of their last 11 games away from home in the league to Luton, The Potters have scored at least 1 goal and will be looking to extend that run. Stoke have managed to keep a clean sheet against Luton in 4 of their previous 5 meetings. In their past 5 meetings, Stoke's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so The Hatters will have to take their chances when they come.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams at Kenilworth Road Stadium, Stoke has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Luton in 6 games.
Stoke man Nick Powell will be confident about extending his scoring record against Luton, having hit the netting 4 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
Luton manager Rob Edwards has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Sonny Bradley (Knee), Luke Freeman (Groin), Henri Lansbury (Thigh), Carlton Morris (Calf) and James Shea (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Sam Clucas (Back) and Nick Powell (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Alex Neil will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Luton Town Playing at home | Stoke City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 40' | Time first goal scored | 54' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 30' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 2.9 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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