Brighton are struggling to score goals ahead of trip to relegation-battling Luton Town
Luton Town vs Brighton - 30/01/2024
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Brighton were held scoreless in their last two matches in the Premier League, drawing nil-nil with Wolverhampton Wanderers and nil-nil with West Ham.
Roberto De Zerbi is desperate for his side to get back to scoring and collecting maximum points.
On Tuesday night, Brighton will make the trip north to Luton Town to play at Kenilworth Road. Luton are in 18th place in the Premier League and mired in a relegation battle.
The Hatters went winless in their last two matches in the league. Manager Rob Edwards is desperate to get a win, which could take Luton above Everton in the standings, depending on the Toffees’ result this week.
If Brighton want to start scoring goals again, then playing against Luton Town could be their best option. The Seagulls smashed Luton earlier this season, 4-1, at the Amex.
Solly March opened the scoring for Brighton in the 36th minute. Joao Pedro doubled Brighton’s lead on 71 minutes thanks to a penalty.
With nine minutes left to play, Luton halved Brighton’s lead thanks to a goal from Carlton Morris – which came from the penalty spot. Brighton then scored twice in the final five minutes plus stoppage time, as Simon Adingra and Evan Ferguson scored.
The trend in Luton’s last three matches was over 1.5 goals being scored. Moreover, the trend between these teams saw more than 2.5 goals scored in each of their last three head-to-head games.
It is a good sign for Brighton, as they attempt to score a goal for the first time in the last 180 minutes of football.
Brighton took seven points from their last six Premier League matches. They went unbeaten in their last four games, drawing three and winning one.
Pedro, who scored in the reverse fixture, is Brighton’s Premier League goal scoring stats leader with seven.
De Zerbi will be without attacking player March, who is nursing a knee injury. Defender Joel Veltman is also out with a knee injury.
Joining the duo will be Ansu Fati and Julio Enciso, who are both ruled out through injury. Adringa and Kaoru Mitoma are both away on international duty.
Edwards will be without Marvelous Nakamba, who is out with a knee injury. Mads Andersen, Jordan Clark, and Thomas Lockyer are all three out of action following their respective injuries. Issa Kabore is away at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Our AI prediction is for Brighton to pick up a second straight win over Luton Town in the league. Our score prediction is for the Seagulls to win 2-1, as they find the back of the net for the first time in three games.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
233344
2
1 - 2
2.50
5°
1.65
4.50
4.33
1.65
no
no
no
4 - 0(3 - 0)
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