Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Luton Town host Plymouth Argyle in a crucial Championship relegation battle at Kenilworth Road on Wednesday night with the teams filling to bottom two places in the table.

Luton are looking to avoid a second successive relegation after finishing 18th in the Premier League last season but they are in 24th place with only 14 matches left to play.

Plymouth are just one point and one place better off in 23rd but both clubs still have hope of escaping the bottom three with Hull, in the first safe position of 21st, only two points ahead of Argyle and three in front of Luton.

Luton Town v Plymouth Argyle betting tips and predictions

Draw - 13/5

There's still time for Luton to avoid slipping back into League One just six years after they left it but the signs are not promising for a late revival by the Bedfordshire club.

The Hatters are on an 11-game winless run and the appointment of former Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield to succeed Rob Edwards last month has done little to turn their fortunes around so far.

Bloomfield, who was riding high in League One with his former club, has yet to pick up his first victory with Luton, taking just two points from his first six matches in charge.

Luton have not been getting beaten heavily, with three of their four defeats under the new coach coming by a single goal, but a lack of goals is a real issue and they have failed to score in four of those six matches.

The Hatters have just played three top-half teams in Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Sheffield United and will see this as a much more winnable fixture, with six of their seven league wins having come at home.

Even so, they have not even scored in their last four home games, with three 1-0 defeats and a goalless draw.

Plymouth have had better early results from their own change of manager, with Miron Muslic guiding the Pilgrims to a famous FA Cup victory over Liverpool.

His team also achieved a creditable draw at Sunderland and beat West Brom and Millwall at home before a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Blackburn on Saturday.

Argyle are still searching for their first away win in the league this season, with only four points gleaned from 16 road trips.

While this is one of their best opportunities to get an away success on the board, the draw looks better value than a Luton victory at odds-on or a breakthrough road win for Plymouth.

Argyle won the teams' first meeting 3-1 at Home Park in September but are likely to be without captain and FA Cup goalscorer Ryan Hardie due to a back injury and they may have to settle for a point.

Under 2.5 goals - 4/5

If this game ends with the scores level, it's likely to be either 0-0 or 1-1 with both teams struggling for goals and under 2.5 looks a wise wager.

Luton have scored only five goals in their current 11-match winless run, drawing a blank seven times, and they are the lowest-scorers in the Championship with only 30 goals in 32 games.

Plymouth are not much better with 34 goals, and while their defence has been a bigger problem with 66 conceded compared to 52 for Luton, things have improved on that front under Muslic with only four goals permitted in their four league and cup matches in February.

Mustapha Bundu first goalscorer - 17/2

If the deadlock is broken at Kenilworth Road, then Plymouth forward Mustapha Bundu looks a value option to be the first scorer.

The Sierra Leone international is relishing playing in a more advanced role under Muslic and netted his fourth goal in his last 13 appearances in the recent 5-1 rout of Millwall.

If top scorer Hardie cannot start, Plymouth will be looking to Bundu for goals against the Hatters and the former Anderlecht and Copenhagen striker could deliver.

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