Luton Town host QPR in a Championship fixture on Sunday with both teams vying for a promotion playoff place. Separated by just one point, a closely fought encounter is expected but Luton are often solid at home and should have the edge over their visitors who are poor travellers.
Sitting sixth on the table, the task for Luton Town will be to hold on to that final playoff spot and fend off the likes of QPR and Middlesbrough below them. There is also a slim chance for automatic promotion as they sit five points behind second place Bournemouth.
Luton Town earned a 1-0 victory over Coventry City in their previous Championship fixture with Elijah Adebayo’s first half effort proving to be the difference. That result means Nathan Jones’ men have now claimed four wins from their last five league matches.
Results are even better at Kenilworth Road as Luton Town have claimed five wins and a draw from their last six home matches. Much of that run has been driven by a solid defence that has kept three clean sheets in their last four matches on their own turf.
QPR have been on a steady decline in recent weeks having claimed just one win from their last eight matches across all competitions. They are currently sitting just outside the playoff places, just one point behind Luton Town.
The London side travel to Kenilworth Road off the back of two straight Championship defeats. Their last fixture was a 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff City despite taking a first half lead through Andre Gray.
Things have been much worse for QPR on their recent travels having lost their last four away matches across all competitions. Mark Warburton’s men have also failed to score a single goal in that run.
How the bookies view it
Luton Town have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 5/4 by MansionBet. A victory for QPR is valued at 13/5 by BoyleSports while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by bet365.
Head to head
QPR have a 14-9 advantage with 13 draws from 36 previous matches with Luton Town. They also claimed a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Elijah Adebayo often carries the attacking threat for Luton Town and is their leading scorer with 13 Championship goals this season. The striker struck the only goal last time out and is priced at 21/10 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet.
Luton Town have also shown their quality at the other end of the pitch, keeping clean sheets in three of their last four home matches. Reece Burke and Tom Lockyer are often regulars at the back and can guide the Hatters to a similar outcome at 13/8 with Skybet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given Luton Town’s solid defensive record at home and with QPR struggling for goals on their travels, BTTS NO could be on the cards at 10/11 with BoyleSports. Luton have won to nil in three of their last four matches at Kenilworth Road and could be set for a repeat at 13/5 with BetVictor.
Luton Town’s solid defence means they have been the only team to score in three of their last four home matches and a similar outcome is priced at 5/2 with William Hill.
This England Championship match between Luton Town and QPR will be played on Mar 13, 2022 and kick off at 12:00. Check below for our tipsters best Luton Town vs QPR prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
