Saturday , 14 November 2026

Barnsley FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Barnsley FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Cauley Woodrow 7' Y
Y 31' Luke Berry
Y 57' James Collins
Y 84' Pelly Ruddock

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Natalie Aspinall
  • Referee Paul Hodskinson
  • Referee David Webb
5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
2
6
Barnsley FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 Barnsley FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-07-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2019-08-24 Barnsley FC 1–3 Luton Town FC 2019-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Barnsley FC 2018-10-13 Barnsley FC 3–2 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
22 Jul Brentford FC A 2–1 W
19 Jul Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
16 Jul Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
11 Jul Wigan Athletic FC H 0–0 D
07 Jul Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Barnsley FC A 1–0 W
22 Jul Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
18 Jul Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
14 Jul Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
10 Jul Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
07 Jul Barnsley FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Oakwell Stadium!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Oakwell Stadium. Barnsley FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 7' The referee calls foul for Cauley Woodrow. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' Luton Town FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 22' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' Barnsley FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Berry on 31.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 397 games and scored 493 goals.
  • 51' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Dominik Frieser. He replaces Elliot Simoes on 52 minute.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Collins.
  • 58' Romal Palmer is replacing Marcel Ritzmaier for the Barnsley FC side.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Kazenga Lualua. He replaces Elliot Lee on 62 minute.
  • 67' Cauley Woodrow has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' Luton Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by James Collins on 71.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Conor Chaplin is replaced by Patrick Schmidt.
  • 81' Harry Cornick makes way for James Bree at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pelly Ruddock on 84.
  • 89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Danny Hylton. He replaces James Collins on 90 minute.
  • 0-1 the final result. Barnsley FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Collins 5
Elijah Adebayo 2
Allan Campbell 2
Nahki Wells 2
Daryl Dike 2
Brad Potts 1
Mamadou Thiam 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2020-09-12 Barnsley FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-07-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2019-08-24 Barnsley FC 1–3 Luton Town FC 2019-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Barnsley FC 2018-10-13 Barnsley FC 3–2 Luton Town FC

Barnsley FC Form

2020-09-12 Barnsley FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2020-07-22 Brentford FC 1–2 Barnsley FC W 2020-07-19 Barnsley FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-07-16 Leeds United FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2020-07-11 Barnsley FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2020-07-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Luton Town FC Form

2020-09-12 Barnsley FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-07-22 Luton Town FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-07-18 Hull City AFC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-07-14 Luton Town FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-07-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Luton Town FC W 2020-07-07 Luton Town FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC30% Draw33% Luton Town FC37%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Luton Town FC
70%
Barnsley FC or Luton Town FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC20% Draw55% Luton Town FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 3
2.7%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 22% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.