Stoke City vs Luton Town

Stoke City are gearing up to face fellow relegation battlers Luton Town at the bet365 Stadium this Tuesday, with just six Championship games left in their season.

The hosts sit precariously in 20th place with 43 points, only two points and two spots clear of the drop zone. Luton, meanwhile, are in 23rd with 39 points, coming off a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Leeds United on Saturday.

Stoke had plenty of chances in their last outing against Preston North End on April 5—nearly 2.5 expected goals (xG) and five clear-cut opportunities—but they couldn’t find a way past a 1-1 draw. Despite that result, the Potters have shown signs of life recently, winning two and losing just once in their last four matches, a marked improvement from the three defeats in their prior four.

Mark Robins, Stoke’s manager, will be keen to avoid a repeat of their earlier meeting with Luton on December 10, where his team took an early lead in the sixth minute but faltered, failing to create any significant chances beyond their goal in a 2-1 loss. Stoke’s tally of 41 goals this season ties them for the third-lowest among the bottom nine teams, though they’ve managed to score 10 of those in their last eight Championship games.

At home, the Potters have been solid lately, winning their past two league matches at the bet365 Stadium and remaining unbeaten in three, while keeping two clean sheets in that stretch.

On the other side, Luton earned a valuable point against high-flying Leeds in their latest match, with Isaiah Jones’s opener accounting for two-thirds of their 0.9 xG. The Hatters have tightened up defensively of late, recording three clean sheets in their last five games—matching their total from the previous 22 outings.

Stoke City are gearing up to face fellow relegation battlers Luton Town at the bet365 Stadium this Tuesday, with just six Championship games left in their season.

The hosts sit precariously in 20th place with 43 points, only two points and two spots clear of the drop zone. Luton, meanwhile, are in 23rd with 39 points, coming off a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Leeds United on Saturday.

Stoke had plenty of chances in their last outing against Preston North End on April 5—nearly 2.5 expected goals (xG) and five clear-cut opportunities—but they couldn’t find a way past a 1-1 draw. Despite that result, the Potters have shown signs of life recently, winning two and losing just once in their last four matches, a marked improvement from the three defeats in their prior four.

Mark Robins, Stoke’s manager, will be keen to avoid a repeat of their earlier meeting with Luton on December 10, where his team took an early lead in the sixth minute but faltered, failing to create any significant chances beyond their goal in a 2-1 loss. Stoke’s tally of 41 goals this season ties them for the third-lowest among the bottom nine teams, though they’ve managed to score 10 of those in their last eight Championship games.

At home, the Potters have been solid lately, winning their past two league matches at the bet365 Stadium and remaining unbeaten in three, while keeping two clean sheets in that stretch.

On the other side, Luton earned a valuable point against high-flying Leeds in their latest match, with Isaiah Jones’s opener accounting for two-thirds of their 0.9 xG. The Hatters have tightened up defensively of late, recording three clean sheets in their last five games—matching their total from the previous 22 outings.