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Derby County

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Derby County head into this match following a 2-2 Championship drawn result against Portsmouth.

In that match, Derby County managed 40% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Derby County was Jerry Yates (70'). On the other side, Portsmouth got 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Rob Atkinson (71', 75' Own goal, 91') was the scorer for Portsmouth.

Over their preceding six fixtures, John Eustace's Derby County have hit the target 9 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.

A look at their previous results shows us that Derby County:

• have left without a victory over Luton Town in their last 3 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches at home.

Luton Town

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After being beaten in their last game against Blackburn Rovers in Championship action, Luton Town and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that match, Luton Town managed 59% possession and 18 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Blackburn Rovers had 4 shots on goal with 2 on target. Yuki Ohashi (52') was the scorer for Blackburn Rovers.

In 5 of the previous 6 games involving Luton Town, a relatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opposition. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a meagre 1.5, with the average goals for The Hatters being 0.83. Previous results aside, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern might continue on in this upcoming game or not.

Going into this encounter, Luton Town are undefeated in their last 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 28/01/2020 tells us that Derby County have won 1 of these games & Luton Town 4, with the number of drawn games being 1.

In all, 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 from The Rams and 10 coming from The Hatters. That is an average goals per game value of 3.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Championship match day 22 on 20/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Luton Town 2-1 Derby County.

That time, Luton Town managed 53% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Tom Holmes (89') and Carlton Morris (92').

At the other end, Derby County had 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Kayden Jackson (58') scored.

The referee was Andrew Kitchen.

📋 Team News: Derby County

Curtis Nelson (Torn knee ligaments), Callum Elder (Knock), Corey Blackett-Taylor (Hamstring injury), Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (Cruciate ligament tear), Ryan Nyambe (Hamstring injury), Joe Ward (Knee surgery), Dajaune Brown (Hamstring injury), Ben Osborn (Hamstring injury), Kemar Roofe (Hamstring injury) and David Ozoh (Torn thigh muscle) won’t be available for Derby County boss John Eustace.

📰 Team News: Luton Town

Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Tom Lockyer (heart problems), Marvelous Nakamba (Calf injury) and Teden Mengi (Knee injury) will not be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Luton Town have the firepower to put a goal past this Derby County outfit, but that probably won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re tipping a 2-1 winning margin for Derby County at the end of this one. Hopefully this is a good one.

Andre Moura, 11:05 18/04/2025