Luton vs Sunderland predictions and betting tips on May 16, 2023

Prediction on game Total over 2.5

Odds: 2.13

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On May 16, Kenilworth Road (Luton) will host the second leg of the 1/2 finals of the Championship play-offs for promotion into the English Premier League, in which Luton will compete with Sunderland. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.

Luton

The team has recently been able to noticeably add in the game. Speaking about the previous draw, it managed to get 75 points, which was enough to finish in the 6th place and to start the struggle in the play-offs. Then, however, Huddersfield became stronger already in the first round – 1-1 and 1-0. It is noteworthy that the higher mentioned result did not make “the Hatters” give up, although they had to replace their mentor in the autumn. Being already under the rule of the current manager, Rob Edwards, the team added in the game. There were only 2 defeats in the Championship in 2023, and the last one dates back to February 18 – it lost to the undisputable leader of the division, Burnley. The regular draw ended with a series of 14 matches without a defeat. Playing in the play-offs, the team opened the score in the away match, which still resulted in a 1-2 misfire.

Sunderland

The club has already played in the play-offs, which happened a year ago. It was through the play-offs that the glorious team was able to return from the English League One, where they had been “hanging out” since 2018. And the team immediately became one of the leaders of the Championship. Perhaps it was the results of Tony Mowbray’s wards that became the main discovery of the season – the newcomer was able to finish in the 6th position. It is reasonable to mention that they were more than lucky, because modest 69 points were enough for that. Blackburn lost the play-off berth because of the additional indicators; speaking about Millwall, it had got 1 point less. At the same time, “the Black Cats”, which gave out the final spurt of 9 matches without a defeat and won both last away matches against West Bromwich (by the way, it was the closest pursuer) and Preston, deserved its place. New play-off matches started with a goal conceded at the home arena already in the 11th minute of the game. Finally, that part of the struggle was won in a strong-willed style – 2-1.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

This season, the clubs have met each other for the first time since 2019. And both matches of the regular season brought the draws with the same score – 1-1.

Predictions

Bookmakers believe more in the victory of guests, but consider the opponents to be equal. Let’s agree that the decisive match will not be more boring than the first one – we bet on “total: over 2.5” (odd: 2.13).

Prediction on game Total over 2.5

Odds: 2.13

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4.92

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