Preston hope to use their home advantage this weekend against Luton to secure their first points of the new season following back-to-back defeats.
The Hatters arrive having picked up their first point of the campaign away at Portsmouth but will be desperate to claim their first win of the season.
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Preston vs Luton prediction: Tight and tense 90 minutes?
Key Stats
- Under 2.5 goals have been produced in three of Preston's last five fixtures.
- Both teams have scored in just one of the last six encounters between these two clubs.
- Only one of Preston's last six outings have ended with both teams scoring.
Correct score prediction: Preston 0-1 Luton
Luton have won three of their last six games against Preston and Saturday's hosts have lost and failed to score in their opening two league games this season.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Luton backed by the bookmakers
- HOME: 23/10 (3.30) –30.3%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 5/4 (2.25) – 44.4%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Luton are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 44.4%, but both sides have struggled in the early stages of the new season.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Level pegging
With two wins, one draw and two defeats apiece, the last five meetings between Preston and Luton have been split evenly with the most recent encounter ending in a 1-1 draw.
England Championship 15/02/23
Preston
Luton
England Championship 13/08/22
Luton
Preston
England Championship 16/03/22
Luton
Preston
England Championship 30/10/21
Preston
Luton
England Championship 20/03/21
Preston
Luton
Preston preview: Still searching for first league goal
PNE made the trip to South Wales to face Swansea City last weekend and ended up well and truly beaten.
The hosts converted a 40th-minute penalty to lead 1-0 at the interval and followed that up with two more goals in the second half.
Preston have now lost their opening two league games without scoring a single goal and could be without midfielder Alistair McCann this weekend due to a thigh injury.
Predicted lineup: Woodman (GK), Hughes, Lindsay, Storey, Brady, Potts, Ledson, Whiteman, Þoroarson, Frokjær-Jensen & Riis
England Championship 31/08/24
L
Oxford Utd
3
Preston
1
England EFL Cup 27/08/24
W
Harrogate Town
0
Preston
5
England Championship 24/08/24
W
Luton
0
Preston
1
England Championship 17/08/24
L
Swansea
3
Preston
0
England EFL Cup 13/08/24
W
Sunderland
0
Preston
2
Luton preview: Aiming to build on decent point at Pompy
Luton would have been hoping to claim their first win of the season when they made the trip to newly-promoted Portsmouth.
However, Belgian goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski picked up two yellow cards in the space of two minutes and was given his marching orders just after the half-hour mark.
Luton had to sacrifice striker Carlton Morris in order to bring on their backup keeper James Shea but it turned out to be the right decision as the Hatters held on to claim their first point of the season as the game ended goalless.
Kaminski now misses the Preston game through suspension, while Daiki Hashioka, Jacob Brown, Reece Burke, Mads Juel Andersen and Marvelous Nakamba are expected to miss out through injury.
Predicted lineup: Shea (GK), Bell, Mengi, Walters, Clark, Chong, Baptiste, Doughty, Morris, Ogbene & Adebayo
England Championship 30/08/24
L
QPR
2
Luton
1
England EFL Cup 27/08/24
L
QPR
1 (4)
Luton
1 (1)
England Championship 24/08/24
L
Preston
1
Luton
0
England Championship 17/08/24
D
Portsmouth
0
Luton
0
England Championship 12/08/24
L
Burnley
4
Luton
1
Player to watch – Elijah Adebayo
Elijah Adebayo impressed in the Premier League last season, scoring 10 goals in just 26 appearances, but the 26-year-old is yet to score for the Hatters since they were relegated back to the Championship.
Only two games have been played but the Luton forward would have been hoping to have scored at least once at this point considering he once netted 16 goals in a single Championship campaign for the Hatters.
The Luton striker is still waiting for his first goal back in the Championship
We're backing Adebayo to come good this weekend against a Preston side that have struggled defensively so far and will give him chances to open his account.
