Luton vs Barnsley

Luton host Barnsley for this Championship round 31 clash at Kenilworth Road early Wednesday morning Beijing time. There is quite a big difference in raw class between the two teams. Let's take a closer look..

Indeed, Barnsley are the rock-bottom club in this league, the second highest level of English football. They have grabbed just 14 points so far and it would be a miracle of they were to avoid relegation.. Their goal difference is 17:43,which is, of course, very weak. They have lost 5 matches in a row and whilst they have had their chances to in some these matches they have still played at a pretty low level. They have failed to score a single goal in 4 of their latest matches and have scored just one goal in 5 of their latest matches. Moreover, they have won just one of their latest 10 matches and even that win was achieved against a lowly opponent, Barrow, 5-4 in the extra time in a FA Cup 1/32 final clash. Hardly anything to get excited about! In their most recent match they failed to record any shots on target and lost 0-1 to Huddersfield. They do have some potential for improvement in offense but the current level is horribly bad for this level. Even a substantial improvement in their overall level of play would perhaps be not enough to take points away from home against a clearly better opponent, Luton.

Luton, on the other hand, have played well throughout the season and currently occupy 9th place in the standings with 42 points. Their goal difference is 39:32. They have been in fine form lately and have won two of their latest matches. 3 days ago they crushed Cambridge United in FA Cup 3-0 away from and whilst the match was more balanced than the final score suggests it was still a very solid performance! Before this match they stole all 3 points from Swansea with a 1-0 away win. They defended very well and whilst they did not quite deserve all the three points as the hosts controlled the match it was still a good performance against a tough opponent as heavy underdogs. If Luton can maintain the level they have played at recently they have and excellent chance to win here. My estimation on a home win is clearly over 60%. The hosts -0.5 goals handicap is a solid pick for my fans and myself!

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卢顿队将在北京时间周三早上在凯尼尔沃斯路主场迎战巴恩斯利队。两支球队在原始级别上有很大的不同。让我们仔细看看…

事实上，巴恩斯利是联赛中最低的俱乐部，是英国足球的第二高水平。到目前为止，他们只拿到了14分，如果他们能够避免降级，那将是一个奇迹。他们的净胜球差是17:43，这当然是非常微弱的。他们已经连续输掉了5场比赛，虽然他们在这些比赛中有机会，但他们的水平仍然很低。在最近的4场比赛中，他们一球未进，在最近的5场比赛中，他们只进了一个球。此外，在最近的10场比赛中，他们只赢了一场，而且这场胜利还是在足总杯1/32决赛的加时赛中以5-4战胜了地位较低的对手巴罗。几乎没有什么值得兴奋的!在最近的一场比赛中，他们没有任何射正，0-1输给了哈德斯菲尔德。他们在进攻上确实有一些改进的潜力，但是目前的水平对于这个水平来说实在是太糟糕了。即使他们的整体水平有了实质性的提高，也许也不足以在主场击败一个明显更好的对手卢顿。

另一方面，卢顿整个赛季都表现出色，目前以42分排名第九。他们的净胜球差是39:32。他们最近状态很好，最近赢了两场比赛。3天前，他们在足总杯中以3-0的比分击败了剑桥联队，虽然比赛比最后的比分更加平衡，但这表明他们的表现仍然非常稳定!在这场比赛之前，他们在客场1-0战胜了斯旺西队，抢走了他们所有的3分。他们防守得很好，虽然东道主控制了比赛，他们并不是完全配得上三分，但面对一个强大的劣势对手，他们的表现仍然不错。如果卢顿能保持他们最近的水平，他们有很好的机会在这里获胜。我估计主场取胜的概率明显超过60%。东道主-0.5球的障碍是一个坚实的选择，我的球迷和我自己!