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Steffen Schmidt - May 25, 2023
Coventry vs Luton
English Championship
Date: 27 May 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 16:45 UK / 17:45 CET
Venue: Wembley Stadium (London).
Coventry and Luton will have the honor of participating in the most expensive game of the season as the two teams will fight for the last remaining place in the top flight of English football.
Both teams have shown fantastic defensive displays in the semifinal return legs. Coventry kept one of the deadliest attacking line in the regular season scoreless over two legs of the semifinal tie, advancing past Middlesbrough 1-0 on aggregate.
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer made all the difference in the Sky Blues’ favor ten days ago when he bagged the only goal of an entire double-header against Boro at the Riverside Stadium.
If we add the final several weeks of the regular season into equation, Mark Robins’ men are undefeated in nine consecutive matches. They have allowed only a single goal in the previous four affairs.
Luton, on the other side, annulled a 2-1 deficit form the first leg of the tie against Sunderland via early first-half goals from defenders Gabriel Osho and Tom Lockyer.
The Hatters also showed great defensive performance on the occasion to keep hold of the rivals and eventually advance 3-2 on aggregate.
The loss in the first leg of the semifinal tie against Sunderland remains the only team’s defeat in the last 16 outings in the Championship.
The stakes will be too high for either manager to take unnecessary risks in the biggest game of the season. When you also see how tough to break down both teams were in the most recent semifinal matches, the Under 2.5 goals FT pick has to be the way to go at the 1.57 odds.
Luton are the bookies’ favorites but we can’t underestimate Coventry, especially not after the performances they have shown in the semifinal ties against Middlesbrough. We will alternatively chase the 1-1 correct score pick at the 6.00 odds.
