Luton Town vs Burnley Championship prediction: Relegated sides begin quest for Premier League return
The opening weekend of the 2024/25 Championship ends with a battle between recently relegated Luton Town and Burnley on Monday.
Luton vs Burnley prediction: Relegated sides open Championship season
Luton vs Burnley latest prediction
Betting tips
Burnley to win (2/1 with Betfair)
You’d think home advantage would be key in a fixture like this but the opposite is the case. Burnley have won their last four trips to Kenilworth Road and are unbeaten in their past eight against Luton in total.
Luton 1-2 Burnley (10/1 with Bet365)
However, in their four wins over Luton, Burnley have only managed to keep one clean sheet. During the Clarets’ unbeaten run, both teams have scored five times including in the two Premier League meetings last season.
Alfie Doughty to provide an assist (2/1 with Sky Bet)
Last season Alfie Doughty was the creative hub of Luton’s team in the Premier League, providing eight assists. Last season’s top assister in the Championship was a left-back too, with Leif Davis shining for Ipswich as they earned promotion.
Luton host Burnley at Kenilworth Road at 8pm (UK time) on Monday 12th August.
At the start of the year, this was a Premier League clash, and the draw did neither side any favours as they were both relegated back to the Championship. Luton have kept faith in Rob Edwards to lead them back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. The Hatters have had a decent summer too, keeping hold of their key players. They’ve also brought in Shandon Baptiste and Reuell Walters to improve the depth of their squad.
It’s been all change at Burnley, however. Vincent Kompany left at the end of the season, taking over at Bayern Munich. Scott Parker is the man tasked with taking Burnley straight back up to the Premier League, having achieved promotion with both Fulham and Bournemouth previously. The Clarets have said goodbye to goalkeeper Arijanet Muric during the summer, though James Trafford had made the No.1 shirt his own last season.
How to watch Luton vs Burnley live
Luton vs Burnley is set to kick off at 8pm (UK time) on Monday 12th August with the game broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Luton latest team news
Luton look set to be without Amari’i Bell, Allan Campbell and Jacob Brown for their Championship opener. Tom Lockyer remains unavailable too. New signing Shandon Baptiste has been starting in pre-season and will hope to find himself part of the team come Monday.
Burnley latest team news
Burnley operated with a 4-4-2 under Vincent Kompany for most parts but Scott Parker may opt to stick with his favoured 4-2-3-1. The permanent arrival of Mike Tresor will be a boost for Parker as they look to seal an immediate return to the Premier League.
Luton vs Burnley head-to-head
This is a fixture that Burnley have dominated of late, unbeaten in their past eight fixtures against Luton. All four of Burnley’s wins in that time have come away from home too.
| Luton vs Burnley H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 12/01/24 | Burnley 1-1 Luton | Turf Moor, Burnley | |||||
| o3/10/23 | Luton 1-2 Burnley | Kenilworth Road, Luton | |||||
| 18/02/23 | Luton 0-1 Burnley | Kenilworth Road, Luton | |||||
| 06/08/22 | Burnley 1-1 Luton | Turf Moor, Burnley | |||||
| 31/03/07 | Burnley 0-0 Luton | Turf Moor, Burnley | |||||
| 31/10/06 | Luton 0-2 Burnley | Kenilworth Road, Luton | |||||
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