In this week 7 match, on Tue Aug 30th, Cardiff City plays host to Luton Town in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. 12th placed Cardiff City is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bristol City. Tommy Conway scored the first goal for Bristol City in the 41st minute, then Robert Atkinson added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Kal Naismith At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cardiff City couldn’t manage to score, and Bristol City took the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Luton Town recorded a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United. Carlton Morris struck first for Luton Town in the 10th minute on a feed from Amari Bell, then in the 53rd minute, John Egan sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Oliver McBurnie earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
Cardiff City and Luton Town last played eachother at the Cardiff City Stadium on Aug 27th. Luton Town took the match by a score of 3 to 0 in front of just over four thousand spectators. Junior Hoilett scored the first goal for Luton Town on an own goal in the 43rd minute, then Alan Sheehan added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Cardiff City couldn’t muster any offence and Luton Town ran away with the shutout win.
Luton Town’s most prolific scorer has been Carlton Morris. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Cardiff City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Romaine Sawyers and Callum O’Dowda each only have 1 goal in their last five.