Our prediction for this Championship match:
Luton
Match Time & Date:
28/10/2020
03:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Nottingham Forest
After sharing the spoils with Derby County in the East Midlands derby, Nottingham Forest will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. The Reds are undefeated in the previous three league fixtures, and they are surely capable of matching the Hatters behind closed doors. Summer signing Anthony Knockaert is widely expected to make his first start for Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening.
Luton Town, on the other hand, aim to build on a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. The Hatters have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season, but, taking everything into account, they are likely to share the spoils with the Reds at their Kenilworth Road. The likes of Bree, Galloway, and Potts are all likely to miss the game through injury for the visitors, while Bachirou, Blackett, and Worrall are out of contention for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Simon Sluga):
Simon Sluga is a Croatian goalkeeper who plays for Luton Town in the Championship. Born in Porec on March 17, 1993, the 191-cm-tall shot-stopper started his youth career at hometown club Jadran Porec before joining famous Croatian club Rijeka.
After spending two years on loan Juventus Primavera and Verona Primavera, Simon Sluga signed a professional contract with Rijeka in 2013. It has to be noted that he played for the likes of Pomorac, Lokomotiva Zagreb and Spezia on loan as well before moving to England. The Luton Town goalkeeper represented Croatia U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams in international matches and he made his senior team debut on June 11, 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia.
The Vatreni were beaten by the African side 2-1 in Varazdin, with Simon Sluga playing a full 90 minutes for Zlatko Dalic’s team. His contract with Luton Town should expire on June 30, 2022.
Highlighted Team (Nottingham Forest):
Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).
Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.
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