Festive Friday sees Luton Town visiting Birmingham in the Championship and with the home side top of the table and bang in form, it doesn’t look too positive for the Hatters.

Thrashed 4-1 by Colchester in their last outing, Luton are hovering at the wrong end of the table, barely above the relegation zone and have lost 9 out of their 12 away games this season.

In total contrast, the Blues celebrated their 100th anniversary at St Andrews with a  2-1 win over QPR which secured a fifth straight league win and extended their lead at the top of the table to eight points.

The Christmas and New Year period is famous for throwing up some unusual results but a Luton win would be more than that.

The midlanders are on course for a swift return to the Premiership, despite them trying to play down their healthy lead at the top, and they won’t let Luton Town stand in their way.

A straight win for Birmingham offers little value so we will have a go at the correct score.

Betterbet.com’s 7/1 for 3-0 looks good with of 12/1 for 4-0 an encouraging side-bet.