Burnley v Luton, the 21st round of the Premier League tie, is set for Friday 12th January from 9.45pm at Turf Moor live on Digi Sport 3 and Prima Sport 5.

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Burnley and Luton meet in a clash between the teams who were promoted from the Championship last summer, with both teams in difficult situations as they try to avoid relegation.

Burnley are in 19th place with 11 points, five behind 17th-placed Everton, and top of the Premier League survival spot after a win, a draw and three defeats in the last five games of the championship and in the preliminary stage. , they lost 2-3 away to Aston Villa.

In their last official match and only one of 2024, Vincent Kompany’s side lost 0-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup (FA Cup), thus crashing out of the competition.

Burnley are the weakest team in the Championship in terms of home games, with just three points accumulated after one win and nine defeats, and the team’s top scorer is Lyle Foster, who has four Premier League successes.

Burnley were promoted in the summer of 2023 after finishing 1st in the Championship with 101 points, ten more than second-placed Sheffield United and 21 more than Luton, the team , which took third place, which won the playoffs and entered the Premier League.

Luton are 18th with 15 points, but have a less difficult fixture (a replay away to Bournemouth) and come off the back of two wins and three defeats in their last five Premier League games, and in the previous round they lost 2-3 at home to Chelsea.

For their part, Ron Edwards’ side made their FA Cup (FA Cup) third-round debut this year with a 0-0 draw at home to League One (Third League) side Bolton, who will be beaten, this time at the opposition’s ground.

In the away matches of the current season of the Premier League, “Luton” was distinguished by two successes, one draw and six failures, and the best scorer of the team is Elijah Adebayo with five goals in the championship.

Luton finished 3rd in the last Championship draw but won the promotion play-off, 1-2 (d) and 2-0 (a) with Sunderland in the semi-final and 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 6 -5 on penalties with Coventry in the final at Wembley.

In a tour match on 3 October 2023, Burnley beat Luton 2-1 with goals from Foster (45+2) and Larsen (85) respectively, Adebayo (84).

Superbet offers odds of 1.72 on the PsFX prediction: a draw at half-time or at the end in the match Burnley – Luton.

Burnley – Luton PSF X
Quota 1.72

* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article