Luton vs AFC Wimbledon Predictions, Betting Tips & Match Preview
The new League One season begins on Friday when third-tier favourites Luton Town host AFC Wimbledon at Kenilworth Road.
The pair are new to the section following the Hatters’ relegation from the Championship and promotion from League Two for the Wombles.
It’s been over six years since the two sides last met and a low-scoring opening encounter could fall the way of the home side on Friday evening.
Luton vs AFC Wimbledon Predictions
- Full Time Result: Luton Win
- Correct Score: 2-0
- Both Teams To Score: No
- Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Under 2.5
- First Goalscorer: Lasse Nordas
Luton vs AFC Wimbledon Tips
- 👉 Back Under 2.5 Goals (11/10) with Sky Bet
- 👉 Back Luton to Win to Nil (17/10) with William Hill
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Why We’re Backing Under 2.5 Goals @ 11/10 with Sky Bet
- Goals can be hard to come by in the early stages of a season as sides still play their way up to full speed, so a low-scoring encounter can be expected on Friday evening.
- Luton have had a good pre-season, and five victories were followed by a 0-0 draw with Tottenham last time out.
- All three wins came with a clean sheet and they can hold Wimbledon at bay in this opening league fixture.
- Friday’s visitors are a stubborn bunch, too, and they could play their part in a low-scoring contest. Ten of Wimbledon’s last 11 competitive matches have gone under 2.5 goals and a repeat could be on the cards as they look to get to grips with the step up in class
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Why We’re Backing Luton to Win to Nil @ 17/10 with William Hill
- Luton have suffered the ignominy of back-to-back relegations and their fall from the Premier League to League One has been a bitter pill to swallow.
- The Hatters dropped out of the Championship last term on goal difference only, but they have quickly been made favourites to win the third-tier title.
- Matt Bloomfield’s men have won five of their six pre-season matches and they can carry that good form into their league campaign, where they are fancied to make the perfect start on Friday.
- They take on an AFC Wimbledon side who escaped League Two with a play-off win over Walsall in May, but the Wombles are favourites to go straight back down and could get off to a losing start on Friday.
- However, they may not get overwhelmed and a modest margin of defeat looks likely.
- Wimbledon were a tough nut to crack in League Two conceding just 35 goals in 46 matches, clearly the best defensive record in the section, so the floodgates are not expected to open in this contest.
- Luton should be too strong, though, so backing the home side to win with a clean sheet looks the best bet for this clash.
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Luton Town Form/Stats
- Six of the 12 meetings between these two saw no more than two goals.
- Luton kept clean sheets in all four of their pre-season matches.
- Lasse Nordas scored four goals for Luton in six pre-season outings.
AFC Wimbledon Form/Stats
- Ten of Wimbledon’s last 11 competitive matches have gone under 2.5 goals and a repeat could be on the cards.
- Wimbledon scored just one goal across their last four pre-season friendlies.
Player to Watch
Lasse Nordas failed to score in 10 outings for the Hatters last term, but the Norwegian has been in good nick this summer and could make a flying start to the new campaign.
Nordas scored four times in six pre-season friendlies and could be one to watch over the coming months.
Luton vs AFC Wimbledon Head-to-Head Record
Luton and AFC Wimbledon last met in 2019 when they were in League One and it finished 2-2 on that occasion.
Four of the 12 meetings between these two have finished all square, and it is four wins each in the other match-ups.
Wimbledon’s only win at Kenilworth Road came in a 1-0 victory back in 2014.
