Luton vs Stoke City Predictions

• Both sides have lost just one of their opening four league fixtures.
• Fewer than 2.5 goals have been scored in Stoke’s first four games, with the same applying to three of Luton’s first four matches.
• The sides played out a 1-1 draw in their last meeting at Kenilworth Road in February.

Luton and Stoke shared the spoils in their last meeting back in February and we’re anticipating a similar outcome when the sides clash at Kenilworth Road this weekend.

After narrowly avoiding relegation last term, it’s been an impressive start to the season for Luton who have bagged three wins from four, although the quality of that form must be treated with some caution.

The Hatters have beaten Barnsley (0-1), Wycombe (2-0) and Derby County (2-1) thus far, but all those sides have looked weak in the early stages of the campaign and currently sit in the bottom five.

Better can be expected from Luton this term as they also went down fighting 1-0 at Watford in their penultimate outing, but they may struggle to break down a stern Stoke side on Saturday afternoon.

Michael O’Neill’s dour tactics became synonymous with Northern Ireland and the 51-year-old appears to have brought some much-needed stability to Stoke. The Potters have lost just one of their opening four games, with all those matches producing fewer than 2.5 goals.

With that also being the case in all but one of Luton’s first four outings and in the 1-1 draw played out between the teams in February, we’re forecasting under 2.5 goals here and a repeat of the score-line from eight months ago.