Can minnows Luton Town humble Newcastle?

Luton Town and Newcastle face each other this Saturday at the Kenilworth Road Stadium for round 18 of the Premier League . Currently, Rob Edwards's team are 18th in the table with 9 points, while Eddie Howe's team are 6th with 29 points.

Luton Town head into this clash on the back of a 1x2 defeat against Manchester City (Premier League 2023/2024), while the visitors drew 1x1 with Chelsea (Carabao Cup 2023/2024). On arrival at this matchday, Rob Edwards's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 4 matches in the Premier League 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Luton Town and Newcastle have faced each other fifty-one times, with Eddie Howe's team holding the advantage: 23 victories, against 17 victories of Rob Edwards's team. Specifically in the Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton Town have the advantage in the duels against Newcastle: 15 wins in 24 games, while Eddie Howe's team has 4 wins.

Considering only the Premier League, there have been twenty-two games played between the two teams, with 9 wins for Newcastle, 7 draws and 6 wins for Luton Town.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Luton Town's most influential players, Carlton Morris has entered the field 16 times, and Thomas Kaminski has played the most minutes (1440). Elijah Adebayo is the current best scorer with 4 goals. As for Newcastle, Miguel Almirón participated in 17 games, and Fabian Schär is the one with more minutes played (1454). Alexander Isak is their current best scorer with 7 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 3x1. Eddie Howe's team is given the favouritism to win this match.