Stevenage vs Luton Town - prediction, team news, lineups

Stevenage volition beryllium looking to prime up different triumph erstwhile they invited Luton Town to the SPORTA Arena connected Thursday evening.

The hosts presently beryllium 16th successful the League One table, portion the visitors are seventh.

Match preview

Stevenage picked up their archetypal league triumph connected Saturday arsenic they thumped Barnsley 5-1 distant from home.

Dan Kemp bagged a brace and Olly Sanderson, Terence Vancooten and Michael Mellon were besides connected people for the Boro, with caput manager Alex Revell delighted with his side's 2nd fractional display.

Speaking aft the game, Revell hailed their "heart, strength and desire" and highlighted the request to "do the basics and the fundamentals to the champion of our ability".

Heading into the game, Stevenage had picked up 3 draws and 1 decision successful their 4 league games truthful acold and would person been disappointed with their dilatory commencement to the run aft reaching the playoffs past season.

However, they volition beryllium hoping the large triumph implicit Barnsley astatine the play volition kickstart their play and they volition look to travel it up with a triumph implicit Luton.

Luton narrowly missed retired connected a playoff spot by conscionable 1 constituent past play and person strengthened their squad considerably this summertime successful bid to boost their promotion hopes.

The likes of George Johnston, Kasey Palmer, Callum Marshall, Harrison Ashby, Emilio Lawrence, Dan Gore and Tudor Mendel person joined the club, portion Cauley Woodrow, George Saville, Millenic Alli, Christ Makosso, Zack Nelson, Jacob Brown and Cohen Bramall person each departed.

Luton person made a coagulated commencement to the caller season, picking up 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, and they drew 1-1 with Leyton Orient past weekend.

Donley scored for the Hatters, but they were incapable to marque their dominance number arsenic Jaze Kabia bagged an equaliser for the O's.

Head manager Jack Wilshere felt his broadside "did capable to triumph the game" and admitted they person "work to do", with Luton's caller signings needing clip to gel.

However, it is worthy noting that Luton person lone beaten Stevenage doubly successful their past 9 meetings crossed each competitions.

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Team News

Stevenage are expected to manus Louis Thompson a commencement successful midfield aft helium was brought connected aft conscionable 23 minutes against Barnsley, with Terry Taylor acceptable to driblet to the bench.

Josh Magennis is apt to proceed up front, with attacking enactment from Kemp, Sanderson and Jordan Roberts.

Luton volition person to marque astatine slightest 1 alteration aft Harrison Ashby picked up an wounded against Leyton Orient, with Harry Fox expected to regenerate him.

Nahki Wells volition proceed up front, with Donley and Gideon Kodua successful down him.

Stevenage imaginable starting lineup:

Setford; James-Wildin, Vancooten, Piergianni, Freestone; Phillips, Taylor; Sanderson, Kemp, Roberts; Magennis

Luton Town imaginable starting lineup:

Keeley; Odoffin, Andersen Johnston; Jones, Walsh, Richards, Fox; Donley, Kodua; Wells

We say: Stevenage 2-1 Luton Town

Stevenage volition beryllium afloat of assurance aft their awesome triumph connected Saturday and they person a beardown caller grounds against Luton, which is wherefore we are backing them to prime up an important win.

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