Nottingham Forest make the trip to Kenilworth Road this Saturday to take on Luton Town in the Premier League. Both sides are deep in the relegation scrap and desperately need a big three points this weekend.
Date: 16/03/2024
Kick-off time: 15:00
Location: Kenilworth Road
The relegation battle is hotting up, with six teams separated by just 12 points. After Everton had their point deduction reduced, Nottingham Forest were pulled right into the battle, with them and Luton only separated by three points themselves.
Luton Town currently sit 18th in the Premier League after 27 games. The Hatters have five wins, six draws and 16 losses, leaving them on 21 points, three points from safety.
The Hatters have outperformed their league standings in attack. Luton have scored 38 goals in 27 games, giving them an average of 1.41 goals a game. However, Luton have struggled defensively, conceding 55 goals and keeping just two clean sheets.
Nottingham Forest sit just above Luton in 17th in the Premier League. In 28 games, Forest have six wins, six draws and 16 losses which leaves them on 24 points, three points above Luton and one point from Everton.
Forest have struggled in front of goal scoring 34 goals in 28 games, an average of 1.26 goals a game. Nottingham Forest haven’t had much more luck at the other end of the pitch, conceding 49 goals and keeping four clean sheets.
Luton and Nottingham Forest have met 68 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1938. Forest have a marginally better record in the fixture with 27 wins in comparison to Luton's 23 wins, the other 18 games ending in a draw.
However, Nottingham Forest have yet to beat Luton in the last five meetings, with three draws and two wins for The Hatters. Though only two of the last five games in the fixture have seen both sides on the scoresheet, one of those times was the last game between the two sides in October, a 2 - 2 draw.
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