Luton vs Sunderland Predictions

• Luton are unbeaten at home in seven, winning five of those games
• Luton need to win after losing the first leg 2-1
• Both teams have scored in all three of the games between these two sides this season

Luton looking to respond

Sunderland fought back from a goal down to win the first leg of this Championship play-off semi-final 2-1 but as Luton have home advantage for the return fixture this tie remains finely poised.

The Hatters are unbeaten in seven at home, winning five of those games, and they’ve only lost two games at Kenilworth Road since early September.

This will be the fourth meeting between these two sides this season and all of their previous games have been close, and another tight affair is expected as these teams fight it out for a place at Wembley and promotion to the Premier League.

Hatters can make home advantage count

Luton need to recover a one-goal deficit but home advantage may prove the difference here as they have a formidable record at Kenilworth Road.

Rob Edwards’ men have won seven of their last 10 at home and only champions Burnley managed to beat them during that run.

Sunderland did storm their way into the top six with an impressive finish to the season and used that momentum to win the first leg, but they have occasionally looked vulnerable of their travels and lost back-to-back away games at Rotherham and play-off rivals Coventry in February.

Goals at both ends likely

Given how close the games have been between Luton and Sunderland this term it wouldn’t be a surprise to see extra time required and a 2-1 win for the hosts is the correct score prediction.

There have been goals at both ends in all three of the previous games this season and that pattern is likely to continue, while Sunderland have conceded exactly twice in each of their last four away defeats – three of which were 2-1 losses.

Luton’s Carlton Morris had a poor game by his standards at the Stadium of Light on Saturday but can bounce back with a goalscoring performance on Tuesday. Morris scored in four of his final five appearances of the regular season, as well as providing two assists, and he has scored in each of his last two games at this venue.