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Luton Town kept their survival hopes alive with a huge win on Good Friday.
The Hatters beat Derby County 1-0 at Pride Park to move Matt Bloomfield’s side level on points with the Rams with only three games of the Championship season remaining.
Their quest to avoid relegation doesn’t get any easier though as they face high-flying Bristol City, who have plenty to fight for at the top of the table in terms of the play-off race.
Form can play a huge part in any game and for Luton, it’s good news when it comes to their previous encounters vs Bristol City at Kenilworth Road.
Luton haven’t lost at home to Bristol City in over 20 years
In a game that could have huge implications at both ends of the table, it’s Luton who will be buoyed by their home record against Bristol City.
As per the BBC, the Hatters have won their last six home games against the Robins and to make it even more sweeter, haven’t lost at home to the side from the west country in 24 years – their last home defeat coming against them in November 2000, when Bristol won 3-0.
| Date | Luton Town’s last six home games against Bristol City |
| 15 March 2023 | Luton Town 1-0 Bristol City |
| 25 January 2022 | Luton Town 2-1 Bristol City |
| 29 December 2020 | Luton Town 2-1 Bristol City |
| 19 October 2019 | Luton Town 3-0 Bristol City |
| 11 August 2015 | Luton Town 3-1 Bristol City |
| 5 March 2005 | Luton Town 5-0 Bristol City |
If recent history is anything to go by, three points for Luton could see them leapfrog Derby, out of the relegation zone, and even drag some other teams back into the race for survival.
Luton boss wants ‘resilience’ from his side in final weeks of the season
As it stands, if the season was to come to an end now, Luton would be a League One side next year.
Thankfully, that isn’t the case and 15 points from a possible 27 in their last nine games has given the club a chance of avoiding back-to-back relegations.
It’s this sort of character that Bloomfield wants to see from his players in the final weeks of the season.
After the Derby win, he said: “I associate Luton with resilience and fight, that’s one of the reasons why I wanted to come here because the characteristics of the people, what the badge stands for, what the football club stands for.”