Prediction for the match - 13 May 2022 Luton Town - Huddersfield Town

Luton Town is hosting Huddersfield Town today at 18:45 (UTC). The hosts are the clear favorites in this match. Bookmakers give a coefficient for their victory of 2.48.

Luton's playoff fight went down to the final day following a 7-0 capitulation at the hands of champions Fulham, but their final-day nerves were relatively limited given the comfort of their 1-0 victory over Reading. The Hatters have managed a severe injury crisis this season, all while battling with some of the biggest budgeted sides in the division and will be no pushovers in the playoffs. Nathan Jones' side head into the home leg of this playoff semi-final unbeaten in five at Kenilworth Road. Huddersfield have arguably been the surprise package of the 2021/22 Championship season and will be full of confidence when they travel to Bedfordshire on Friday. The Yorkshire side finished in third place after claiming 19 points from their final seven league outings and will fancy their chances against a well-drilled Luton side. Carlos Corberan's side are tactically flexible and defensively resolute, while the Spaniard's impressive in-game management could prove decisive in what looks set to be a well-balanced semi-final affair.

Recently, the teams have met 6 times. Luton Town won in 2 matches. The most productive match between the teams took place on 31-го августа and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Luton Town. If we talk about the most inconclusive match, it ended with a score of 0:0. The Huddersfield Town was defeated then.

Luton Town is showing far from its best form. In the last 6 matches, they have only 3 wins. But the team usually scores no more than 0.67 goals per game. The hosts play well in defense, conceding an average of 1.67 goals.

Huddersfield Town are going quite well, out of 4 matches they were defeated only in 0. Also they play quite aggressively - the team scores an average of 1.83 goals per game. The team's defense suffers, they concede an average of 0.67 goals, which is quite a lot.

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Luton Town – pre-match summary

• Sonny Bradley, James Bree, Harry Cornick and Allan Campbell all returned to the starting XI on the final day as Nathan Jones welcomed a host of key players back from the treatment room.
• The Hatters' injury woes are still a major factor heading into the playoffs though, with top scorer Elijah Adebayo and star midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu among those unavailable.
• The home side could name an unchanged starting XI after restricting Reading to a handful of half-chances last time out.

Huddersfield Town – pre-match summary

• Carlos Corberan's tactical flexibility means the away side could line up in either a 4-3-3 or a 3-5-2 system on Friday, depending on whether or not the Spaniard wants to go man-to-man with Luton.
• The Terriers lined up with a back three in both of their last two league outings, but a 4-3-3 system with Duane Holmes and Danel Sinani on the wings seems the most likely set-up here.
• Danny Ward scored against Bristol City on the final day, so Corberan has a big decision to make between him and Jordan Rhodes up top.
• Lee Nicholls, Levi Colwill and Tom Lees will all return to the starting XI.
• Winger Duane Holmes picked up a knock on the final day, but will be fit to start, while star midfielder Lewis O'Brien was left out by Corberan as a precaution and will return to partner Jonathan Hogg and Jonathan Russell in midfield.