Sunderland vs Luton Town: Predictions, Lineups & Odds (12/02)

Sunderland will hope to keep pace with the rest of the Championship’s top four when welcoming relegation-threatened Luton Town to the North East.

Our Three Predictions For Sunderland vs Luton Town

- - - Prediction 1 – Wilson Isidor To Score – 17/10

- - - Prediction 2 – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 10/11

- - - Prediction 3 – Sunderland To Win – 5/8

First Prediction For Sunderland vs Luton Town – Wilson Isidor To Score – 17/10

Isidor has been Sunderland’s leading man this season and with January signing Jayden Danns out for another month he will continue in this role for the near future. The Frenchman is in great form right now, having three goal contributions in as many games. He is The Black Cats’ top scorer by some margin and considering the frailties of Luton Town’s defence and dire form in away matches, it feels that he will be able to get on the sheet again this Wednesday.

Second Prediction For Sunderland vs Luton Town – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 10/11

Goals have been a very common theme in Sunderland matches of late. They have broken over 2.5 goals per game in their last three matches, and five of their eight games this calendar year have broken the target. Luton have begun to shut down goals in their matches but are still largely struggling and have conceded in all but one of their games in 2025, the lone standout being a goalless draw against Preston North End. There should be enough offensive talent on both sides to see plenty of goals in this fixture.

Third Prediction For Sunderland vs Luton Town – Sunderland To Win – 5/8

Luton Town are second-bottom on away form this season, only ahead of bottom-placed Plymouth Argyle. They have won just once on the road in the Championship, beating Millwall 1-0 in September. Sunderland sit third in points from home games and whilst there have been a few slipups in recent games, with draws against Plymouth and Watford, should be favourites going into this match. The Black Cats won the reverse fixture and can certainly do the double over the team that bested them in the 2023 play-off semi finals.

Best Odds For Sunderland vs Luton Town

Bookmaker	Sunderland	Draw	Luton Town
Betarno	5/8	13/5	15/4
Gentleman Jim	4/6	14/5	4/1
Myriadplay	33/50	11/4	4/1

Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head

Sunderland have the better form coming into the game with three draws and two wins to their name. Regis Le Bris’ side held Burnley, Plymouth and Watford to a point, whilst secured a tight win over Derby County and a momentum boosting win in the Tees-Wear derby over Middlesbrough. They comfortably remain in fourth place heading into midweek’s games and are five points off Sheffield United in second place. They will already know their gap to leaders Leeds United heading into the fixture as The Whites play Watford away the day prior. They made a deal to secure Wilson Isidor on a permanent basis in the final days of the window from Zenit, but will have to wait to see deadline day signing Jayden Danns make his debut due to a back injury.

Luton Town are in need of a big result to bail them out of the Championship’s relegation places, with the gap between them and safety being two points. They last won on December 20th, meaning that The Hatters have gone nine games without tasting victory, with seven of those ending in defeats. Their most recent game saw one of those two draws, securing a solid point on the road to Sheffield Wednesday, only their fifth in away games this season. Across the rest of their last five matches, they tasted defeat to Millwall, Oxford United and were dumped out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest, whilst also drawing with Preston North End. Deadline day signing Lasse Nordas is yet to make his debut for the Bedfordshire side, one of five forward signings the club made in the midseason transfer window.

This fixture has been a very even-keeled affair in it’s recent history, with four draws, two Sunderland wins and just one Luton Town win since 2018. That solitary Hatters win is the most vital result in the list, with a 2-0 victory at Kenilworth Road securing Town’s place in the Championship Playoff Final and ultimately their ticket to the Premier League. Sunderland won the most recent contest between the two, with Chris Rigg and Romaine Mundle both being on the scoresheet in October.

Confrontation

Where To Watch Sunderland vs Luton Town

Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?

- - - Location: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 1SU

- - - Date: February 12th, 2025

This game is available to watch in the UK on Sky Sports+, with kick-off at 7:45 pm.

Probable Lineups For Sunderland vs Luton Town

What sort of lineup can we expect from this important Championship clash?

Predicted Sunderland Lineup

- - - Lineup: Patterson; Hume, Mepham, O’Nien, Cirkin; Neil, Bellingham; Roberts, Rigg, Le Fee; Isidor

- - - Injured/Suspended: Alese, Danns, Huggins, Mundle, Watson

- - - Manager: Regis Le Bris

Predicted Luton Town Lineup

- - - Lineup: Kaminski; Walters, McGuinness, Andersen, Johnson; Fanne; Bowler, Asgaard, Clark, Doughty; Morris

- - - Injured/Suspended: Burke, Baptiste, Chong, Mengi, Lockyer

- - - Manager: Matt Bloomfield