Luton vs Barnsley Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Luton vs Barnsley Intro

Luton will be the happier of the two teams with their season’s progress as they welcome Barnsley to the Kenilworth Road. City have done well, and sit comfortably in the top half of the Championship table. As for Barnsley, they have endured a poor season and need to start winning games quickly to get themselves out of the danger zone. An interesting game in prospect, kick off is on Tuesday February 8, 2022 at 7:45 PM.

Matchweek 31 puts Poya Asbaghi’s side to a tough test, as the last team visits Nathan Jones’s crew who sit in the 9th on 42 points. The away side have found it tough this season, and currently take up the very bottom, 24th position in the Championship table with 14 points. We approach the latter stages of the Championship campaign and there’s a gap between Luton and Barnsley in the table. There’s a difference of 15 places and 28 points between these two sides.

Luton vs Barnsley Form

Following their last round win against Swansea, Luton have now won 10 points from their last five matches on a form run of W,D,W,L,W. That being said, Barnsley can only hope to break the duck here – losing to Cardiff meant that they are still to pick up a point. With 8 points from last five home games, Luton could do with improving a little. Barnsley’s away form have been largely forgettable, picking up just 1 points from five games.

Luton vs Barnsley H2H

What makes this meetup all the more special is that the teams are currently tied in the number of wins. Looking at the history of their H2H games, out of the 15 matches, Barnsley have won on exactly the same number of occasions as have Luton – 6, while the remaining 3 matches were ended with a draw. With a 2-game winning margin in the most recent six meetings between these two, Luton has to be confident of another victory here over Barnsley.

Luton vs Barnsley Analysis

In their last game, Luton got the win and earned three points. Swansea was the opponent of Nathan Jones’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 1-0. This week Luton will be thinking about one thing only, Barnsley. In their match against Swansea, Luton had the following ball possession : 28%. Looking at shots on goal, Luton, in its previous game, shot 8 times on target and in the same game, Nathan Jones’s men gave up 9 shots. Meanwhile, Barnsley lost its previous game. Poya Asbaghi’s team played Cardiff. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 0-1. In their match against Cardiff, Barnsley claimed 62% of the ball. Looking at shots on goal, Barnsley has those following stats: 6 shots in attack and 4 shots conceded.

Luton vs Barnsley Odds

According to the oddsmakers, the favourite for this match between Luton and Barnsley is Luton.