Luton vs Forest Green Prediction: Luton can get their name in the Hat

Jack Wilshere’s Luton Town will hope to make it three wins on the bounce when they welcome Forest Green to Kenilworth Road in a Friday night first-round FA Cup tie. The Hatters are fresh from a 3-1 EFL Trophy success over Brighton’s academy and Wilshere will be hoping to keep the positive feeling flowing around the club by securing another win.

Forest Green Rovers will be eyeing a cup shock and the high-flying National League side will be full of confidence on their trip to Bedfordshire. Below you can find my Luton vs Forest Green predictions.

Team news

Marvelous Nakamba and Shandon Baptiste are long-term absentees for Luton and the Hatters will also be without striker Shayden Morris, who has suffered a groin injury.

On-loan Ipswich man Ali Al-Hamadi is another forward to miss the visit of Forest Green.

For Forest Green, Kyle McAllister is absent with a hand injury and he is joined on the sidelines by ineligible forward Temi Babalola.

Football Odds

Luton vs Forest Green Odds

Luton are 4/9 for an FA Cup first-round success at Kenilworth Road, while Forest Green are 5/1 for the upset and the draw is available at 3/1.

Goals are fancied on Friday night, with over 2.5 a 4/6 chance and both teams to score is a 4/5 shot.

Luton & over 2.5 goals @ 23/20

It’s back-to-back victories for Wilshere’s Luton, who followed up a 1-0 League One victory over Northampton with a 3-1 EFL Trophy success against Brighton’s youngsters this week.

The Hatters find themselves down in 10th position in the third tier but there is a positive feeling around the club and the Bedfordshire outfit are a better side than their league standing suggests.

Luton are up at fifth on the League One expected goals measure, and new manager or not, the Hatters’ results were due to pick up.

Forest Green will be eyeing a cup shock and are going well in the National League. However, there have been 18 goals in their last four matches and it’s tricky to see Robbie Savage’s men standing firm up in grade.

Take Luton to win and over 2.5 goals.

Nahki Wells to score first @ 7/2

It will be interesting to see how Wilshere sets up his side with Jerry Yates scoring twice in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night. However, if striker Nahki Wells is recalled to the starting line-up he looks the man to open the scoring.

The experienced forward has scored only one goal for Luton in 11 appearances, but with Wilshere’s side now a team with confidence the 35-year-old can thrive in the final third.

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