Luton Town make the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to take on Spurs this Saturday in the Premier League. Tottenham will be looking for a win to help in their pursuit of Aston Villa and Champions League football whereas Luton need the three points in their fight for survival.
Date: 30/03/2023
Kick off time: 15:00
Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Luton find themselves outside of the relegation by virtue of Nottingham Forest’s point deduction, and need a win to put some more breathing room between them and the drop zone. Tottenham, however, will be looking to get back to the race for Champions League football after the international break.
Tottenham currently sit fifth in the Premier League after 28 games. Spurs have 16 wins, five draws and seven losses, leaving them on 53 points, six points ahead of Manchester United but three points behind Aston Villa in fourth.
Spurs have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 59 goals in 28 games giving them an average of 2.11 goals a game. At the other end of the pitch, Tottenham have been average, conceding 42 goals and keeping six clean sheets.
Luton, on the other hand, sit 17th in the Premier League. In 29 games, The Hatters have five wins, seven draws and 17 losses which leaves them on 22 points, one point above the relegation zone.
The Hatters have performed far better in attack than their league placement would suggest. In 29 games, Luton have scored 42 goals, an average of 1.45 goals a game. Defensively, however, The Hatters have struggled. Luton have conceded 60 goals and have kept just two clean sheets.
Tottenham and Luton have met 81 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming in the FA Cup back in 1894. Spurs have the better record in the fixture with 34 wins in comparison to Luton’s 22 wins. In fact, a draw is more common in this fixture than a win for The Hatters, happening on 25 occasions.
Other than the meeting earlier in the season, where Tottenham won 1 - 0, Luton and Tottenham haven’t played each other since 1992. However, before that Luton hadn’t beaten Tottenham since 1987.