Brighton v Luton

Brighton vs Luton Preview

Brighton capped off a successful campaign in the Premier League last season with a sixth-place finish which also earned The Seagulls a place in the Europa League for the first time in their club's footballing history under the impressive leadership of Italian manager, Roberto De Zerbi.

Many Brighton fans were fearing the worst when former popular manager, Graham Potter, departed The Seagulls for the lure of managing Chelsea and a dip in fortunes for the south coast club was widely anticipated around the football world.

However, De Zerbi made his Brighton squad a tough side to beat and the hosts suffered just five defeats in their last 16 matches of the last campaign which included collecting notable wins against the likes of West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, the latter being a 3-0 win away from home at the Emirates Stadium.

Brighton also turned the AMEX Stadium into something closely resembling a fortress particular in the latter stage of last term as The Seagulls lost just twice in their last 11 home games while picking up seven wins in the process, including an earlier 3-0 victory over Liverpool.

Luton Town secured promotion from the Championship at the end of last season by winning the play-off final against Coventry City on penalties at Wembley Stadium to take their place in this season's Premier League campaign.

A solid and impressive sequence of results towards the end of last season culminated in losing just once in their final 17 matches in all competitions for The Hatters and in the end, not many would have begrudged the newcomers a tilt at the big time especially as they'd accounted for Sheffield United, Watford, Middlesbrough and Sunderland leading up to the play-off final.

Luton Town will be highly dependent upon form and results at their quirky Kenilworth Road ground which could well host more than just a few surprises in this upcoming campaign but Luton will be very aware of the importance of picking up points on the road as well this term if they're to maintain their top flight status.

The visitors have lost just twice in their last 17 away games in all competitions which includes promising pre-season wins away at Sheffield Wednesday and German side, Bochum, but Brighton are expected to give The Hatters a torrid time at the AMEX Stadium.

Brighton v Luton Town Verdict

The previous two league meetings between Brighton and Luton Town have actually been in League One where The Seagulls ran out winners on both occasions, recording 2-1 and 3-1 wins respectively and the hosts look in good shape to not only extend this record against Luton on Saturday but also keep a clean sheet as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Brighton win Both Teams To Score NO @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Under 2.5 goals @ 2.30

Correct score: Brighton 2-0 @ 7.00