Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Brighton
Match Time & Date:
12/08/2023
16:00
Prediction: 2-0
Luton
Brighton welcome newcomers Luton Town at their Amex Stadium in round 1 of the new Premier League campaign. The Seagulls can’t wait for the season to start as they will represent England in the Europa League, but the team’s primary goal is to beat the Hatters in front of home fans. There are no injury worries in the home team, while new signings Mahmoud Dahoud, James Milner, Joao Pedro, and Igor are all vying their official Brighton debuts.
The visitors, on the other hand, are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in the season opener, but preventing Brighton top-class attackers from finding the net at Amex Stadium is easier said than done. David faces Goliath in Brighton, meaning that anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Both Gabriel Osho and Reece Burke miss out with injuries, while Luton midfielder Jordan Clark is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Joel Veltman):
Joel Veltman is a Dutch footballer who was born in Velsen on 15 January, 1992. Veltman started his youth career at VV Ijmuiden and in 2011 he was spotted by Ajax scouts. In the 2012/2013 Eredivisie campaign he played for the first team and he made seven league appearances for the Amsterdammers back then.
The centre back, who plays as a right back as well made six appearances for Jong Ajax as well, scoring one goal for the team in the Eerste Divisie. Veltman has 8 caps for Netherlands U20 team and he made his debut for the first team in November 2013 against Colombia. He started the match and he played 90 minutes in the goalless draw with the South American side.
Joel Veltman represented the Oranje at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It has to be noted that the Dutch defender made 34 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign, scoring one goal in the process. In the 2013/2014 season he won his second Eredivisie trophy with Ajax.
Highlighted Team (Luton ):
Founded back on April 11, 1885, Luton Town are an English club that compete in the Championship. The Hatters welcome their rivals at Kenilworth Road, the stadium which was opened in 1905. The capacity of the stadium is 10,356, with Luton Borough Council owning the venue.
Luton Town wear orange shirts with a little white and dark blue and dark blue shorts when playing at home, whilst their away colours are white and dark blue. Andy Rennie is the club’s all-time top scorer, netting 162 goals in all competitions for the Hatters. The likes of Joe Payne, Hugh Billington, Bernard Streten, Dyd Owen, Bob Morton, Ron Baynham, Gordon Turner and Mal Donaghy are one of the club’s most notable players as well.
Luton Town finished the 2018/2019 League One campaign in top position in the standings and, as a result, they will compete in the Championship in the 2019/2020 season.
