Luton Town vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 20th, 2024

Luton Town and Derby County will play on December 20th, 2024, Friday at 20:00h (UTC), in a match counting for the Championship in England, check the Luton Town vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Luton Town vs Derby County will occur

The game takes place in the small Kenilworth Road Stadium stadium, in the city of Luton, with a capacity for 11200 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Luton Town vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.46 goals per match played.

Luton Town last match

Luton Town is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Blackburn Rovers in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 2-0. The eleven coached by R. Edwards played in a 3-4-3 formation.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.25.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Mark McGuinness leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

Derby County last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Derby County, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Portsmouth team with a final score of 4-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 1.95.

Luton Town vs Derby County h2h

When these teams last met at Championship, Luton Town was 8th place while Derby County was in 22nd place. Luton Town deployed in a 3-1-4-2 formation while Derby County set up a 3-4-2-1 alignment.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 26-02-2022, in the 2021/2022 season of the Championship, which ended with a 1-0 win for Luton Town.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Derby County thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Portsmouth, Luton Town lost in a match against Blackburn Rovers. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Luton Town

Championship leaderboard now

With 22 points, 6 wins, 11 losses 4 draws, and a negative balance, Luton Town enters this game in 19th place in the Championship.

In the 22nd round, the team has the same score compared to Queens Park Rangers which is just above, in 18th place.

Luton Town analysis

After round number 21 in Championship, Luton Town has 23 goals scored and 37 conceded.

The Luton Town team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Rob Edwards wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The average shooting on goal for the Luton Town team in the league is not the best. There are only 3.9 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Luton Town is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 44.57%. In the next match against Derby County a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Luton Town will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won once away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 5 wins against 3 losses, and 3 draws.

A hectic schedule could be a potential roadblock for Luton Town as they gear up to play multiple games in quick succession. Even though the odds favor a closely matched game, Luton Town demanding schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the eventual outcome against Derby County.

Best goalscorer from Luton Town

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Elijah Adebayo. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Luton Town, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Derby County

Championship leaderboard now

Derby County arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 14th place in the Championship, having won 6 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 6 draws.

This means that in the 22nd round, the Coventry City team is closing in at 15th place, with the same number of points.

Derby County analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in Championship and at the moment Derby County has made 26 goals and conceded 26.

Navigating a hectic schedule with multiple games in a short period of time could prove to be a daunting task for Derby County. Despite the odds suggesting a tight matchup, the team's busy schedule could be a critical factor in determining the eventual winner between Luton Town and Derby County.

Best goalscorer from Derby County

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Jerry Yates. He has scored 4 times in the current season and has helped Derby County come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Historical data: Derby County

The Derby County team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 4 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress its opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Luton Town is Elijah Adebayo, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Derby County is Jerry Yates, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Derby County does not concede goals as a visitor. Derby County also averages 0.82 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.9 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Luton Town is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.52 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Luton Town in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.38 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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