Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Kenilworth Road will host Tuesday’s Premier League game between Luton Town and Brighton, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. The Hatters are eager to escape the relegation zone and their display in the FA Cup win over Everton is fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the midweek clash. Issa Kabore is on international duty, Marvelous Nakamba misses out with injury, while Mads Juel Andersen is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Seagulls, on the other hand, rolled over Sheffield United 5-2 in the FA Cup last 32 and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. As Luton are capable of finding the net in front of home fans, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Ansu Fati is rated doubtful for the match, while both Simon Adingra and Kaoru Mitoma are on international duty.
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.