Luton Town vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 30/08/2023, 13:20  by Daniel Ngulu in Premier League Predictions

Luton Town will target their first win in the Premier League when they host West Ham United this Friday. Mixed starts to the season see Luton go into this game placed 19th and West Ham second. Luton will go into this game looking to build on their win over League Two side Gillingham in the League Cup. A 3-2 win at home in that game was, however, unconvincing and another pointer to their defensive weaknesses. In each of their opening three matches this season, Luton have conceded two or more goals. A 4-1 loss to Brighton in the league was followed by a 3-0 defeat at Chelsea. As such they remain one of the four teams on zero points. Both teams have scored in two of Luton’s three matches this season. This will be their first home league match this season. The newly promoted side will hope their home form plays out here; they’re unbeaten in 17 home matches.

West Ham United have added to their firepower Ghanaian forward Mohamed Kudus and he should be ready to feature here. They have done well in their opening three league matches, winning the last two. The visitors have invested well in attack and it will call for a disciplined Luton side to hold them off. West Ham also didn’t have a midweek game and fatigue will not be an issue when they travel to Luton. David Moyes’ side will go top of the table with a win here and that is their target, coming from two key wins. In their most recent match, they beat Brighton 3-1, having earlier beaten Chelsea with the same margin. However, the Hammers will be keen to improve on their defending. They haven't kept a clean sheet in three matches, with both sides scoring in all the three games.