Coventry City vs Luton Town
England Championship, KO: 12:30 Oct 26, 2024, Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry City's slump in form has seen them fall into the EFL Championship drop zone so they desperately need a response when Luton Town come calling.
Mark Robins has worked wonders at Coventry but after losing a play-off final and coming within a whisker of reaching the FA Cup showpiece in the last two seasons, the start to this campaign has been a massive disappointed.
Fans were dreaming of a promotion push but instead Coventry find themselves at the foot of the table after a horror run of just one win in their last nine matches in all competitions.
Tuesday's clash with Queens Park Rangers was a relegation six pointer but both sides emerged with just one point as I paid the price for backing the half-time draw instead of a full-time stalemate.
Luton Town have also underachieved this term, with the Hatters suffering a hangover after relegation from the Premier League. Rob Edwards' side also started the campaign with hopes of promotion but find themselves in the bottom half of the table too.
A 3-0 weekend win at home to Watford hinted at a resurgence but they followed it up by losing 2-1 against leaders Sunderland on Wednesday and sit just two points clear of the drop zone.
How the bookies view it: Home comfort for Coventry
Even though Coventry City are in dismal form, they are Betano's 13/10 favourites for this one. Luton Town look a little overpriced at 15/8 and the draw pays 9/4.
Recent head to head: City want revenge for Wembley woe
These sides last faced off at Wembley in the play-off final and it was Luton Town who claimed the Premier League golden ticket with a shoot-out win after a 1-1 draw.
Coventry have a poor record in this fixture and haven't beaten the Hatters in their last 10 meetings, although six of those games have ended level.
Players to watch: Morris tempting at 3/1
Carlton Morris has returned to top form for Luton, with three goals in his last three outings. The striker will looking to keep that run going against struggling Coventry and is overpriced at 3/1 for anytime scorer.
I flagged up Haji Wright as Coventry's biggest threat in midweek and it was the American winger who grabbed their goal at Loftus Road. Keeping him firing will be key to their season and he's 21/10 at Bet365 for another goal here.
Probable line-ups
Coventry remain without Jamie Allen, Jake Bidwell, and Raphael Rodrigues. Luton's injury problems are easing but they are still missing Reuell Walters, Tom Lockyer, Mads Andersen and Amari'i Bell while Teden Mengi is a doubt.
Luton Town: Kaminski, McGuinness, Burke, Holmes, Moses, Krauss, Clark, Doughty, Morris, Adebayo, Chong.
Coventry City: Dovin, Binks, Thomas, Latibeaudiere, Dasilva, Rudoni, Sheaf, van Ewijk, Eccles, Wright, Simms.
Anything else catch the eye?
Coventry's home games have been pretty entertaining of late, with over 2.5 goals landing in their last four and three of those games also seeing both teams score. Luton always have a go so this game should be a decent watch.
Betano price BTTS at just 7/10 but if you add on over 2.5 goals it boosts the odds to 6/5 with Bet365. With so much at stake we could also see a few cards dished out so it could pay to back a high number of booking points when that market is finally priced up.
This England Championship match between Coventry City and Luton Town will be played on Oct 26, 2024 and kick off at 12:30. Check below for our tipsters best Coventry City vs Luton Town prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
