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Leeds to consign Luton to fifth defeat on trot

Luton Town vs Leeds United - 23/11/2019

Leeds to consign Luton to fifth defeat on trot
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Luton Town slumped to a fourth defeat on the trot just before the international break when they were handed a heavy 3-0 defeat away at a resurgent Reading side, leaving The Hatters dangerously close to the relegation zone.

Having suffered recent defeats to Fulham, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and the aforementioned Reading, Luton now sit just one league position and just 1 point above the bottom three prior to this tough upcoming fixture against high-flying Leeds United at Kenilworth Road this Saturday.

With just 2 wins out of their last 10 matches overall in the Championship, Luton’s current form suggests it could be a long, tough season from here on in with their situation looking quite bleak despite wins over Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City, the 7 defeats within this period have far outweighed the positives.

Results at home have been mixed for Luton Town as The Hatters have also recorded a win over Huddersfield Town (but it should be noted this was pre-Cowley), while defeats to Hull City and Nottingham Forest have prevented the hosts from pulling away from the relegation zone.

Onto Leeds United, and it’s been another successful start to this new Championship campaign for Marcelo Bielsa’s side as the visitors currently occupy 3rd place and are just 2 points shy of Championship leaders, West Brom ahead of this weekend’s action - but can Bielsa achieve what many other Leeds managers before him have failed to do?

And that’s to achieve promotion back to the Premier League - last season’s promise throughout the campaign ultimately ended in failure as Leeds first blew seemingly certain automatic promotion, and then losing in the play-off semi-finals, so the pressure is certainly on to go a step better this time around.

Leeds bring an impressive sequence of results though into this clash as the visitors are unbeaten in their last 5 matches following recent disappointing defeats at Charlton Athletic and Millwall.

They’ve recorded wins against Birmingham City, QPR and Blackburn Rovers which were all registered at Elland Road.

The visitors are without a win in their last 4 away trips though, but a visit to an out of form Luton Town side who are struggling for confidence may just be the perfect situation for Leeds as they look to redeem themselves on the road and capture a third win on the trot.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
CH
162460
2
0 - 1
1.83
1.50
6.40 4.55 1.50 1 1 -1
FT
1 - 2(0 - 0)
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- - -
Championship Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Leicester City 97 46 31 4 11 48
2
Ipswich Town 96 46 28 12 6 35
3
Leeds United 90 46 27 9 10 38
4
Southampton 87 46 26 9 11 24
5
West Bromwich 75 46 21 12 13 23
6
Norwich City 73 46 21 10 15 15
7
Hull City 70 46 19 13 14 8
8
Middlesbrough 69 46 20 9 17 9
9
Coventry City 64 46 17 13 16 11
10
Preston North End 63 46 18 9 19 -11
11
Bristol City 62 46 17 11 18 2
12
Cardiff City 62 46 19 5 22 -17
13
Millwall 59 46 16 11 19 -10
14
Swansea City 57 46 15 12 19 -6
15
Watford 56 46 13 17 16 0
16
Sunderland 56 46 16 8 22 -2
17
Stoke City 56 46 15 11 20 -11
18
QPR 56 46 15 11 20 -11
19
Blackburn Rovers 53 46 14 11 21 -14
20
Sheffield Wednesday 53 46 15 8 23 -24
21
Plymouth Argyle 51 46 13 12 21 -11
22
Birmingham City 50 46 13 11 22 -15
23
Huddersfield 45 46 9 18 19 -29
24
Rotherham 27 46 5 12 29 -52

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