Liverpool - Luton Town predictions and free betting tips [21/02/2024]

On Wednesday, 21st February, as part of the postponed 26th round of the Premier League, Liverpool will host Luton Town at home. Last Saturday, the Reds trounced Brentford away with a score of 1:4, and the day before at Kenilworth Road, the “Hatters” fell to Manchester United (1:2).

Predicted lineups

Liverpool: Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Endo, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Luton Town: Kaminski; Bell, Osho, Mengi; Ogbene, Barkley, Lokonga, Doughty; Townsend, Chong; Morris.

Stadium

The match will take place in Liverpool at Anfield stadium.

Liverpool

This season, Liverpool have once again regained their previous form and are striving for the title in Jurgen Klopp's last season as head coach of the Merseysiders. Currently, the hosts lead the Premier League, beating the nearest pursuers - Arsenal - by 2 points. After a string of good results, the Reds suffered a deserved defeat, losing 3:1 in London to the Gunners in early February. Since then, Liverpool have successively dealt with Burnley (3:1) and Brentford last weekend (1:4).

A precise strike from Darwin Nunez put his team ahead in the first half, after which Alexis Mc Allister, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo distinguished themselves with goals. This season, the hosts have been undefeated at Anfield in all competitions, and in each of the last five triumphs on home turf, they have scored at least twice. Having reached the League Cup final, Liverpool's charges under Jurgen Klopp also made it to the 1/8 final of the Europa League. 

Luton Town

Currently, Luton Town ranks 17th in the Premier League, only one point clear of the relegation zone. The league newbie shows a very combative game, which allows the team to hope for staying in the elite division. Nevertheless, the last week was unsuccessful for Rob Edwards' trainees: first, the "Hatters" lost with a score of 1:3 in a home game to the drowning Sheffield United, and then surrendered to Manchester United last weekend (1:2).

Rasmus Hojlund exploited a gross error by Amari Bell and scored his sixth goal in the Premier League; the Dane doubled the advantage of the "Red Devils" 10 minutes later, and the white-blues responded only with a goal by Carlton Morris. It is important to note that Luton ranks fourth from the bottom in away results: only 9 points scored in 11 matches, with 15 goals scored and 25 conceded. 

Head-to-Head

The guests can boast of a 1:1 draw with Liverpool from the first round, but they have not managed to succeed in any of the 14 previous visits to Anfield.

Match forecast: Liverpool vs. Luton Town

The efforts of Luton Town against the in-form Man United were praiseworthy, however, the loss of their attacking linchpin - Adebayo - is a heavy blow for the Hatters. Liverpool's fans can optimistically look forward to their first clean sheet since the turn of the year, even considering the fact that the Reds' injury list is also burgeoning. As the hosts are fiercely fighting for the championship title, stumbling at home against an outsider is simply unacceptable. I'm betting on a victory for the favourite with a handicap of -1.5.

Total score forecast

Liverpool boasts a lavish forward line and can count on the returning Salah. Luton are conceding more than two goals per away game, so we confidently go for the individual total of the favourite over 2.5 goals.

Corner forecast

Liverpool will take possession from the get-go and start storming the Hatters' goals. We bravely bet on the win of the home field corners with a handicap of -3.5.

Yellow card forecast

Luton will be forced to foul frequently in an attempt to stem their opponent's attacking tide. I'm betting on a victory for the visitors in yellow cards.

Scoring forecast

I'm betting on an exact score of 3:0 in favour of Liverpool.