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Luton vs Huddersfield: Our top betting tips
Friday 13/05/2022 sees Luton and Huddersfield lock horns in the Championship playoffs. Will it be unlucky for one? Find out with our Luton vs Huddersfield match preview with free tips, predictions and odds mentioned along the way.
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Huddersfield or draw
Luton might hold home advantage in this playoff semi-final first leg but we just don't see them winning the match. Huddersfield finished the campaign in fantastic form with a run of seven games without defeat as they dropped just two points from the final 21. On top of that, they avoided defeat against Luton in the two meetings in the regular season and, longer term, Luton have won just two of the 10 most recent head to head meetings. Their form at the back end of the season wasn't horrific but they did need a final day win after two matches without victory left their top six hopes in the balance.
A low scoring match will keep the tie alive
We might well fancy Huddersfield to leave Kenilworth Road without a deficit but a one-sided match it will not be; we don't see many goals in the game. Luton have seen each of their last three home games go under 2.5 goals whilst three of Huddersfield's last four away game have come up south of the same marker. As for head to head records, eight of the last 10 meetings have gone under 2.5 goals. There is little reason to expect this match to all of a sudden serve up a hatful.
Here are the key stats & form guide for Luton vs Huddersfield
HuddersfieldLuton vs Huddersfield | |||
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16/05/22 CHA | Huddersfield  Huddersfield | 1 - 0 |  Luton Luton |
13/05/22 CHA | Luton Luton | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Huddersfield |
11/04/22 CHA | Huddersfield Huddersfield | 2 - 0 | Luton Luton |
02/10/21 CHA | Luton Luton | 0 - 0 | Huddersfield Huddersfield |
06/02/21 CHA | Luton Luton | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Huddersfield |
Luton | |||
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Last 5 | |||
07/05/22 CHA | Luton Luton | 1 - 0 |  Reading Reading |
02/05/22 CHA | Fulham  Fulham | 7 - 0 | Luton Luton |
23/04/22 CHA | Luton Luton | 1 - 1 |  Blackpool Blackpool |
18/04/22 CHA | Cardiff  Cardiff | 0 - 1 | Luton Luton |
15/04/22 CHA | Luton Luton | 1 - 0 |  Nottm Forest Nottm Forest |
Huddersfield | |||
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Last 5 | |||
07/05/22 CHA | Huddersfield Huddersfield | 2 - 0 |  Bristol City Bristol City |
30/04/22 CHA |  Coventry Coventry | 1 - 2 | Huddersfield Huddersfield |
22/04/22 CHA | Huddersfield Huddersfield | 2 - 1 |  Barnsley Barnsley |
18/04/22 CHA |  Middlesbrough Middlesbrough | 0 - 2 | Huddersfield Huddersfield |
15/04/22 CHA | Huddersfield Huddersfield | 2 - 2 |  QPR QPR |
Luton vs Huddersfield: Let's look at the predicted lineups
Playoff games don't come around that often and, in the Championship, they have such a vast sum of money attached to them that it can transform the state of a club for a very long time – if you get things right. That said, things can go wrong quickly too – just ask Barnsley. No pressure!
Luton Predicted Lineup
Luton have put their side together for sub £2m, which makes it close to unbelievable that they're even in the shake up for promotion. Here they are though and the Hatters will be hopeful of going further too. They've had a good season and in Elijah Adebayo and Harry Cornick they've got two attackers who will be a handful for the Huddersfield backline.
Predicted lineup – Ingram, Burke, Bradley, Naismith, Bree, Campbell, Lansbury, Clark, Bell, Adebayo, Cornick
Huddersfield Predicted Lineup
Huddersfield have gone about their campaign rather quietly despite being fantastic most of the season. They'll know they've still got plenty of work ahead of them to get to Wembley – let alone the promised land. Matthew Pearson will be a miss at the back too.
Predicted lineup – Nicholls, Lees, Hogg, Pipa, Toffolo, Russell, High, Eiting, Rhodes, Holmes, O'Brien
A quickfire FAQ on Luton vs Huddersfield
- Where is the match being hosted? – Kenilworth Road
- Who do the bookmakers have as favourites? – Luton
- What time does the match kick off? 7 45 PM GMT
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