Luton holds a five-point lead at the top of the table after easing to a nice and easy home win over Crawley last weekend, which was in the face of some very good opposition. But the Hatters made light work of the visitors and stay at home for the challenge of Cheltenham. The Robins shave slipped to back to back defeats following a somewhat predictable home collapse against Wycombe last weekend.
Football League Two – Luton vs Cheltenham – Kenilworth Road – Saturday 24th February 2018 – Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
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Draw Best Odd of: 16/5 at Betfair |
CheltenhamBest Odd of: 4/1 at William Hill |
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The Hatters continued their procession at home this season in the league, collecting their thirteenth home victory as they destroyed Crawley 4-1. That is back to back home wins and a tremendous W5 L1 record in their last six at Kenilworth Road. Five of their last seven home victories have been with a clean sheet so there is every reason to go and consider Luton to win to nil in the game. The four-goal haul against Crawley was another prime example of their scoring power and they need just one more to hit the 50 goal mark at home this season which is an astonishing output. The Hatters have been winning at half time in eleven of their seventeen games at home this season so a Luton/Luton half-time/ full-time option will have appeal too. Luton are on a nine-match scoring streak of home form and on top of all their scoring power, they have a clean sheet in 47% of home games.
Cheltenham
The Robins have lost their last two league games without getting on the scoresheet, going down against Lincoln and Wycombe, which weren’t the easiest of games to be fair to Cheltenham. The Robins have collected only the one point from their last three away games now and they haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last five on the road either. Home and away combined Cheltenham have conceded in their last eleven league outings. So it is going to be tough for them to withstand the immense scoring power that Luton can produce. Cheltenham have conceded an average of 1.7 goals per away game this season while having collected a clean sheet in just 18% of their games away from Whaddon Road. With just the two wins overall in their last eleven league games for the Robins, it would be a major shock if they came away with three points from Kenilworth Road.
Luton vs Cheltenham Head to Head
Cheltenham have actually won two of their last three visits to Kenilworth Road in all competitions. They collected a 3-2 victory there last season, before holding out for a 2-2 draw against the Hatters at home this season. In the previous five League Two contests between the two sides, things are even with one win each and three drawn matches. Both teams have scored in six of the last seven encounters.
Top Luton vs Cheltenham Betting Tip
Luton are a formidable force at Kenilworth Road and can be backed with a fair degree of confidence to go out and collect a win over a Cheltenham side which is just struggling along at the moment. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if the Hatters were to win to nil.