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Sunderland v Luton Town : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Matt Gray pays counterpart Régis Le Bris a visit on Wednesday evening in the Championship, as their Luton Town and Sunderland charges face each other at the Stadium of Light. You'll see statistics supporting our top of Sunderland to win below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Championship performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Sunderland's next match is v Leeds at 20:00 on Monday 17th February
Luton Town's next match is v Sheff Utd at 15:00 on Saturday 15th February
The last English Championship meeting between Sunderland and Luton was on Wednesday 12th February 2025
English Championship
February 12th 2025
Sunderland 2
0 Luton
 
E. Le Fée 13'
W. Isidor 58'
 
SUN
LUT
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
7
1
Corners
6
1
Possession
66%
34%
Fouls
6
9
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
SunderlandLuton
 
A. Patterson
D. Cirkin
D. Ballard
T. Hume
L. O'Nien
E. Le Féefootball icon
C. Rigg (E. Mayenda Dossou 76')
P. Roberts
J. Bellingham
D. Neil
W. Isidorfootball icon (S. Samed 86')
T. Kaminski
R. Walters
(K. Naismith 67') M. Andersen
M. McGuinness
J. Johnson
Z. Nelson
(J. Bowler 62') L. Dabo
J. Clark
(L. Nordås 82') T. Aasgaard
(J. Brown 62') M. Alli
(E. Adebayo 67') C. Morris

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Best Tip: Sunderland to win

We think there's an outright winner in this fixture, and it's Sunderland. Their latest form statistics show their ability in front of their own fans, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they've got a track record against Luton too. The odds point towards Régis Le Bris's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Wednesday evening too.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sunderland are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sunderland
63%
21/50
12%
10/21
12%
Draw
21%
10/3
11%
16/5
7%
Luton
16%
13/2
33%
13/2
40%
Sunderland 2-0
11%
5/1
20%
5/1
14%
Sunderland 1-0
11%
5/1
14%
9/2
13%
Sunderland 2-1
10%
8/17/1
7%
Draw 1-1
10%
15/2
7%
13/2
15%
Sunderland 3-0
7%
8/1
21%
15/2
18%
Sunderland 3-1
7%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
5%
17/2
14%
15/2
6%
Luton 1-0
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
22/1
24%
16/1
13%
Luton 2-1
4%
20/1
24%
16/1
31%
Sunderland 4-0
4%
16/1
17%
14/1
21%
Sunderland 4-1
3%
22/118/1
Sunderland 3-2
3%
33/1
31%
22/1
10%
Luton 2-0
2%
33/1
31%
25/1
37%
Sunderland 4-2
2%
50/1
24%
33/1
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1/1
5%
19/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
4/5
6%
3/4
4%
Home 1st Goal
57%
3/10
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
3/1
29%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
17/2
14%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
6/5
20%
6/5
15%
BTTS - No
48%
8/13
11%
8/13
10%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
11/4
4%
27/10
1%
BTTS - Draw
15%
11/2
20%
19/4
15%
BTTS - Away Win
8%
14/1
58%
12/1
41%
Home/draw
84%
1/10
6%
1/11
6%
Away/draw
37%
7/4
19%
13/8
19%
Home/away
79%
1/5
2%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/3
3%
1/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
12/5
9%
21/10
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
5/2
9%
12/5
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
3/10
4%
2/7
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
6/1
17%
11/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/10
2%
1/10
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/33
1%
1/40
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/16
1%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
9/1
14%
15/2
Home DNB
78%
1/7
9%
2/15
9%
Away DNB
31%
9/2
47%
17/4
43%
Sunderland win to nil
35%
11/10
20%
-
Luton win to nil
8%
10/1
22%
-
Sunderland / Sunderland
36%
6/5
13%
6/5
13%
Sunderland / Luton
2%
40/140/1
41%
Sunderland / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Draw / Sunderland
20%
3/1
8%
29/10
7%
Draw / Luton
6%
12/1
30%
11/1
33%
Draw / Draw
15%
5/1
9%
17/4
5%
Luton / Sunderland
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Luton / Luton
7%
12/1
53%
10/1
33%
Luton / Draw
5%
18/1
12%
16/1
15%
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sunderland have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table. Sunderland are unbeaten at home after 15 games and have kept 7 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 9 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Sunderland have outscored their opponents by 47 goals to 30 goals.

Home League Performance

Sunderland have played 15 games at home winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 0 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Luton are in 23rd position in the Championship on 27 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 6 and won 7. Luton have conceded 46 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sunderland
Luton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3220934769 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
2
Sheff Utd3221652367 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley32171323064 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-4A
Mar 8
4
Sunderland Home32171142162 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
5
Blackburn3214612648 
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
6
West Brom32111471147 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
May 3
7
Bristol C3211129445 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
8
Sheff Wed3212911-345 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 28
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
M'Boro3112811844 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3A
Mar 15
l
 
5-1A
10
Coventry3212812244 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
Apr 26
l
 
3-2F
11
Norwich32111011643 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-2F
12
Watford3212614-642 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 23
13
QPR32101111-641 
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
14
Millwall31101011-140 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
15
Preston319139-440 
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
16
Oxford Utd3291112-1138 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2F
17
Swansea3210715-1037 
Apr 12
w
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
18
Portsmouth328915-1633 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
19
Stoke3171113-1132 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
20
Cardiff3171014-1931 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
21
Derby327817-929 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
22
Hull317816-1129 
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 29
23
Plymouth3161015-3028 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2F
Feb 19
l
 
3-1A
24
Luton Away317618-2127 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
10
L
2
Luton 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
1
D
2
Lost
17
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Sunderland have not lost to Luton in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Sunderland since 1993
Sunderland
Luton
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
8 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
0 / 8
SUN
4
D
4
League games at Luton since 1992
Luton
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
10
12
Games: Scored
6 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
3 / 9
SUN
3
D
3
LUT
3
Goal Statistics

Sunderland's forwards have been superb of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive Championship outings. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Wednesday evening.

Sunderland 4th Luton 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Sunderland will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Luton scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Sunderland have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-32
Luton have scored 32% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280471/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sunderland
PG (predicted goals)
Luton
2
0.9
Attack rating
%
better
SUN
LUT
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
SUN
LUT
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Sunderland v Luton Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
311159
D NeilW IsidorT HumeJ Bellingham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK28
1
-
T Hume DEF3115
7
-
D Ballard DEF172
4
-
L O'Nien DEF3131
7
-
D Cirkin DEF2832
7
-
D Neil MID3123
2
1
J Bellingham MID2844
8
1
P Roberts MID3125
8
-
C Rigg MID2842
6
-
E Fée MID611
2
-
W Isidor FWD29111
8
-
Subs
S Moore GLK4
1
-
J Seelt DEF
-
C Mepham DEF25
7
1
L Hjelde DEF8
-
S Samed MID5
-
H. Jones MID
-
E Mayenda FWD2455
-
M. Aleksić FWD4
1
-
T. Ogunsugi FWD
-
Luton Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30738
T KaminskiC MorrisM McGuinnessJ Clark
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Kaminski GLK301
3
1
R Walters DEF13
2
-
M McGuinness DEF2933
4
-
M Andersen DEF6
2
-
J Johnson DEF8
3
2
L Dabo MID3
1
-
Z Nelson MID171
4
-
T Aasgaard MID2
-
J Clark MID2933
8
-
M Alli MID2
-
C Morris FWD2872
6
-
Subs
T Krul GLK
-
K Naismith DEF2
-
D Hashioka DEF17
3
-
L Walsh  MID121
1
2
M Nakamba MID17
1
-
E Adebayo FWD305
1
-
J Brown FWD2231
2
-
J Bowler FWD2
-
L Nordas FWD1
-