Portsmouth vs Luton Town Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 16/08/2024, 22:52  by Nella Wagah in Championship Predictions

Newly promoted Portsmouth will host recently relegated Luton Town in the second week of the 2024/25 Championship season. After winless starts to the campaign, who will carry the day here? We have a preview and prediction for the match.

Portsmouth will hope playing at home comes to their favor after failing to win any of their two matches this season. In a dramatic Championship opener against Leeds United, they escaped with a 3-3 draw.

Pompey were not as fortunate in their most recent game, falling 1-0 to Millwall in the League Cup. Defence is rarely their strongest department thus conceding four times in the first two matches isn’t a shock, but the loss to Millwall was.

Portsmouth have seven wins in 10 home matches and will be keen not to lose a third straight home game.

Luton Town were not active in midweek and will hope the recovery time spurs them to a win after their losing start. Playing at home, Luton suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Burnley, beginning their promotion quest on a wrong footing.

It is five years since they last faced Portsmouth, and they’ll be gunning for a first win at Fratton Park. Luton’s own away form might let them down here, having failed to win any of their nine competitive matches on the road.

The Hatters also failed to score at Portsmouth in their last five visits. That loss to Burnley was their sixth in the last seven matches. The only exception in that period was a 1-1 draw with Everton last season. They’ve also conceded two or more goals in six of their last seven matches.