Wolves vs Luton Town: Betting Odds & Prediction
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Wolverhampton Wanderers return to Molineux for a third time in seven days as they host struggling Luton Town on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts have suffered consecutive home defeats to Arsenal and Bournemouth recently, while Luton were handed a 5-1 pummelling at home to Brentford last weekend. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road earlier in the season.
Kick-off is set for 3pm UK time.
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Wolves
The home side have emerged as one of the season's surprise packages, currently sitting in twelfth despite many tipping them for the drop when the season began. Gary O'Neil's side have struggled as of late though, failing to record a win in their last six league outings. Wolves have not secured three points since a 2-1 home win over Fulham at the start of March.
Their last three home outings have all ended in defeat too, and have seen Wolves score just one goal in the process. The run has been somewhat surprising given their output in front of goal earlier in the season, though injuries to forwards Matheus Cunha and Pedro Neto have no doubt hampered their goalscoring threat. Cunha did, however, return in the loss to Bournemouth midweek.
Conceding goals has been a major issue for O'Neil's men, who have averaged 1.53 shipped in front of their home fans this term. Though this is a slight improvement on the 1.63 managed on the road, such a tally is always going to prove costly regardless of the quality of finishing at the other end of the pitch.
Luton Town
The Hatters remain in a fight for their lives at the foot of the Premier League table. Sitting in 18th, they remain within touching distance of safety with Luton just one point adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th. A win in the West Midlands could prove vital if they are to maintain their status in the top-flight beyond the end of the season, though their recent exploits on the road suggests this may be a tough ask.
Not only have Luton suffered four consecutive defeats in away fixtures, they are also winless in their last eight. Rob Edwards' men have also conceded 14 in their last five away matches, making for an ominous read as they prepare to take on a Wolves side gushing with attacking quality, despite their recent struggles in front of goal.
1.29 goals scored is a solid return on their travels, but their 1.65 conceded has contributed to them having the second-worst away record in the division heading into the fixture.
Prediction
Wolves have been far from convincing on home turf in recent fixtures but should still have too much attacking quality for this Luton side. The return of Cunha will be a huge boost, and OddsNow back the hosts to return to winning ways with a hard-fought win at Molineux this weekend.