Luton vs. Middlesbrough Betting Tips: Goalscorer double makes appeal on Monday
We have live action from the Championship on Sky Sports on Monday evening as Luton take on Middlesbrough at Kenilworth Road. Here at BettingOdds.com we’ve previewed the action and provided you with our two best bets including a 17/2 goalscorer double.
Luton are third in the second-tier table and thanks to results this weekend they have now confirmed they place in the play-offs. A seven point gap remains between themselves and Sheffield United in second, but with The Blades having a game in hand, it’s very unlikely that Rob Edwards’ side can grab an automatic spot.
Middlesbrough also find themselves in a similar situation in fourth, just one point behind The Hatters. With 74 points and three games remaining, they have all but confirmed their play-off position. Despite back-to-back defeats at the start of April, Michael Carrick’s men have beaten Norwich 5-1 and Hull City 3-1 in the last 10 days and are the current favorites to earn promotion via the play-offs at around 15/8 with most betting sites.
Luton vs Middlesbrough Tips
Luton are currently on an impressive 11 game unbeaten run in The Championship and we think the match result looks a little tricky to predict here, so for our main play of the evening we’ve decided to combine two selections from the player fouls market.
The first player in this double which pays 23/20 with Paddy Power or Betfair is Marvelous Nakamba who is on loan at Luton from Aston Villa. We are backing the midfielder to give away one or more fouls in the match, something he has done in all of his last seven appearances. Looking back a little further Nakamba has conceded 1+ fouls in nine of his last ten for Luton and with the attacking talent that the visitors possess on Monday, he looks a good prospect for another.
Paired with Nakamba to give away 1+ foul is Chuba Akpom who we are also backing to clear the same line. Known more for his goalscoring capabilities rather than his disciplinary record, Akpom has given away 1+ foul in 15 of his last 18 matches for Boro and combining him with the Luton midfielder to give away another at Kenilworth road pays 23/20.
We’ve also had a couple of quid on an anytime goalscorer double in the form of Carlton Morris and Chuba Akpom. Only two players in the division have scored more goals than Carlton Morris this season. The Luton frontman has 20 goals in total and has scored in all of his last three appearances.
Combining Morris with Middlesbrough’s Chuba Akpom to score pays 17/2 with bet365 at the time of writing. Akpom has been a sensation in the Championship this term with a whopping 28 goals. In his last nine matches, Akpom has found the net in eight of those and with him showing no sign of slowing down as the season comes towards the conclusion, he looks good value for yet another goal here.