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Norwich City and Luton Town battle for three points in an EFL Championship matchday 18 fixture on Saturday at Carrow Road.
The hosts are coming off a comfortable 6-1 thrashing of Plymouth at the same venue in midweek. Borja Sainz scored a brace to put Norwich 2-0 up by the 17th minute before Mustapha Bundu halved the deficit in the 39th minute. Shane Duffy, Anis Slimane and Ante Crnac scored after the break for Norwich, while Sainz completed his hat-trick.
Luton, meanwhile, fell to a 3-0 defeat at Leeds United in their previous outing. Samuel Byram, Joel Piroe and Daniel James scored to inspire their side to victory.
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The loss left the Bedfordshire outfit in 16th spot in the points table, having garnered 18 points from 17 games, while Norwich are 10th with 22 points.
Norwich City vs Luton Town Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the 80th meeting between the two sides, and they are evenly split down the middle, with 30 wins apiece.
- Their last meeting in December 2022 saw Luton claim a 2-1 home win en-route their promotion to the Premier League.
- Five of their last seven head-to-head games have had goals at both ends.
- Six of Norwich's last eight league games have seen both sides score, with five producing at least three goals.
- Luton have won 6.6 corners per game on average this season, the second-highest in the league.
Norwich City vs Luton Town Prediction
Norwich ended their seven-game winless run in the Championship in emphatic fashion last time out. Canaries fans will hope thta their side can build on that and inject some life into what has been a flailing campaign so far.
Luton, meanwhile, were relegated from the Premier League after one season. Any hopes of an immediate return to the top-flight have been dashed, as the Hatters are just three points off the relegation zone.
Expect Norwich to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Norwich 2-1 Luton
Norwich City vs Luton Town Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Norwich to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Over 8.5 corners
