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Luton Town v Cardiff City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 23rd Aug, 12:30 BST, Kenilworth Road, Luton

Aaron Racine is aiming for a precious away win in the League One on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Cardiff City side to the Kenilworth Road to visit Luton Town and Matt Gray. In this preview you'll find odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be viewed, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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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

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Luton
49%
--
Draw
28%
--
Cardiff
24%
--
Luton 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Luton 2-0
10%
--
Cardiff 1-0
9%
--
Luton 2-1
9%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
Luton 3-0
5%
--
Cardiff 2-0
4%
--
Luton 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Luton 3-2
2%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Luton 4-0
2%
--
Luton 4-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Luton win to nil
31%
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Cardiff win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Luton
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Huddersfield220056 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Nov 15
Mar 28
2
Barnsley220036 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Jan 27
Oct 11
3
Stockport220036 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Jan 24
Sep 13
4
Luton220036 
-
-
Feb 14
Aug 23
5
Stevenage220026 
Jan 10
Oct 4
Dec 29
Dec 9
6
Doncaster220026 
Sep 27
Jan 4
Dec 13
Feb 28
7
Cardiff211014 
Aug 23
Feb 14
-
-
8
Bradford211014 
Feb 7
Aug 16
Sep 20
Jan 17
9
Exeter210123 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Dec 26
Mar 14
10
AFC Wim210113 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
Feb 17
Aug 19
11
Burton210103 
Feb 21
Aug 30
Sep 6
Jan 31
12
Wigan210103 
Aug 19
Feb 17
Jan 4
Sep 27
13
Rotherham210103 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Aug 16
Feb 7
14
Bolton210103 
Nov 29
May 2
Apr 11
Oct 25
15
Lincoln210103 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Mar 7
Dec 20
16
L Orient2101-13 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Oct 4
Jan 10
17
Port Vale2011-11 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
18
Northampton2011-21 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Apr 25
Nov 22
19
Mansfield2002-20 
Oct 18
Apr 18
Nov 29
May 2
20
Wycombe2002-20 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Mar 17
Jan 1
21
Peterborough2002-30 
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
22
Blackpool2002-40 
Jan 31
Sep 6
Mar 21
Nov 8
23
Plymouth2002-40 
Sep 13
Jan 24
Aug 30
Feb 21
24
Reading2002-40 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Oct 18
Apr 18
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Luton 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton1 - 0AFC Wim
Luton1 - 0Coventry
Luton3 - 1Bristol C
Luton0 - 1Blackburn
Luton1 - 1Leeds
Luton0 - 0M'Boro
Luton1 - 0Portsmouth
Luton1 - 1Plymouth
Luton0 - 1Sheff Utd
Luton0 - 1Millwall
Luton0 - 0Preston
Luton0 - 1Norwich
Luton2 - 1Derby
Luton2 - 1Stoke
Luton1 - 1Swansea
Luton1 - 0Hull
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
Luton1 - 1West Brom
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Luton3 - 0Watford
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALuton2 - 0Peterborough
HLuton1 - 0AFC Wim
ALuton3 - 5West Brom
HLuton1 - 0Coventry
HLuton3 - 1Bristol C
ALuton1 - 0Derby
HLuton0 - 1Blackburn
ALuton1 - 1Stoke
HLuton1 - 1Leeds
ALuton1 - 0Hull
HLuton0 - 0M'Boro
ALuton2 - 1Cardiff
ALuton0 - 4Burnley
HLuton1 - 0Portsmouth
ALuton0 - 2Watford
HLuton1 - 1Plymouth
HLuton0 - 1Sheff Utd
ALuton0 - 2Sunderland
ALuton1 - 1Sheff Wed
HLuton0 - 1Millwall
Cardiff 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
11
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
West Brom0 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACardiff0 - 0Port Vale
HCardiff2 - 1Peterborough
ACardiff2 - 4Norwich
HCardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
HCardiff0 - 1Stoke
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
ACardiff0 - 0QPR
HCardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
ACardiff2 - 1Blackburn
HCardiff1 - 2Luton
ACardiff1 - 2Sunderland
HCardiff1 - 2Burnley
HCardiff1 - 0Hull
ACardiff1 - 1Plymouth
HCardiff1 - 1Bristol C
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Luton have beaten Cardiff in 5 consecutive league meetings
5
Luton have not lost to Cardiff in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Luton since 2006
Luton
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
4 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
3 / 7
LUT
2
D
2
CAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Luton
Luton1 - 0
Luton1 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
0 - 2Cardiff
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
League games at Cardiff since 2005
Cardiff
Luton
Goals: Scored
13
9
Games: Scored
6 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
1 / 7
LUT
4
CAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
1 - 2Luton
1 - 2Luton
0 - 1Luton
Cardiff4 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff4 - 1
1 - 2Luton
Goal Statistics
Luton 4th Cardiff 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Luton will score no more than 1 goal
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Cardiff scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-28
Luton have scored 28% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Luton
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
52%
better
LUT
CAR
view stats
Games scored2
1
Failed to score0
1
Scored first2
0
Goals scored3
2
Avg. goals scored1.5
1
Avg. shots per game5
10
Avg. shots per goal3
10
Conversion rate for30
11
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+52%
Defence rating
58%
better
LUT
CAR
view stats
Games conceded0
1
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded0
1
Avg. goals conceded0
0.5
Avg. shots/game conceded3
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
14
Conversion rate against0%
7%
Avg. XG against0.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+58%

Luton v Cardiff League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Luton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2111
J KeeleyM AndersenG SavilleM Andersen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Keeley GLK2
-
M McGuinness DEF2
-
R Walters DEF2
-
C Makosso DEF2
-
M Andersen DEF21
1
-
N Lonwijk DEF2
-
K Naismith DEF2
-
G Saville MID21
-
Z Nelson MID2
-
S Baptiste MID2
-
L Walsh  MID2
-
L Dabo MID2
-
J Clark MID21
-
N Wells FWD21
1
-
M Alli FWD2
1
-
J Yates FWD1
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2102
J BaganR. KpakioJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF2
2
-
W Fish DEF2
-
D. Lawlor DEF2
1
-
R. Kpakio DEF21
-
C. Ashford MID2
-
C Willock MID2
-
R Colwill MID21
-
M. Turner GLK1
-
J Daland DEF1
-
C Chambers DEF1
-
D Turnbull MID1
-