Luton take on the visitors Manchester City in the round 1/8-finals of English FA Cup. The match will be played on Tuesday, February 27th at Kenilworth Road (Luton).
Luton are much better than expected. The Hatters have previously played in the country's top division, and not without success – they spent a decade at such a level, and also won the cup. But it all ended in 1992, and for decades there was no reason to remember about Town. Only recently have they managed to revive. In 2022, the team lost in the promotion playoff for the Premier League, but last summer they barely passed both rounds. Of course, Edwards' charges were considered the clear favorites, but they were quite brisk in collecting points, and now they are fighting for the salvation of the 17th place. However, Liverpool left no chances, except for a 1-4 defeat – it wasn't a clean sheet. It's noteworthy that their main rival in the Premier League is Everton, whom they recently defeated away in the cup. However, it's not excluded that the cunning and experienced Daish conceded that match to complicate the schedule for the competitor.
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Manchester City sets its usual maximum tasks. The Citizens completed a treble last season. And, obviously, Guardiola and his team intend to repeat this achievement in the new season. Moreover, in 2023, they managed to add new trophies to their collection – the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup. But they really shine in the Champions League: after winning the Big-Eared in June, they showed a perfect result in their group in the fall and started the playoffs with a confident victory over Copenhagen in the first leg of the round of 16. However, even in the Premier League, there are still questions, as they fail to distance themselves from Arsenal and Liverpool. In the last round of the Premier League, the favorite limited themselves to the minimum necessary for victory – they defeated Bournemouth 1-0. Ahead is the important derby with Man United. Despite their good performance in the national championship, they quickly exited the English Super Cup and the League Cup. They even fielded a suboptimal lineup against Tottenham in the cup. However, they managed to secure a 1-0 victory with a late goal from Ake.
The teams played for the first time this century in December. Initially, the underdog opened the scoring in the locker room, but the favorite responded with a pair of goals in the middle of the second half. It's hard to argue that the visitors are the clear favorites. But it's not certain they will want to confirm this with a crushing victory. Let's go for total under 3.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.45 scored goals.
