Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
2
5
Barnsley FC 10 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

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Oakwell Stadium as Barnsley FC face off against Luton Town FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 7' The referee calls foul for Cauley Woodrow. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 12' The home supporters are growing impatient. Barnsley FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 17' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 27' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Luton Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Oakwell Stadium. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Barnsley FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Barnsley FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' Dominik Frieser has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elliot Simoes on 52 minute.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for James Collins. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Marcel Ritzmaier is replaced by Romal Palmer on 58 minute.
  • 62' Luton Town FC make a change. Elliot Lee trudges off to be replaced by Kazenga Lualua on 62 minutes.
  • 67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' GOAL! James Collins scores on 71. Assisted by Pelly Ruddock
  • 76' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Marcel Ritzmaier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Conor Chaplin is replaced by Patrick Schmidt on 78 minute.
  • 81' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Cornick departs to be replaced by James Bree.
  • 84' Pelly Ruddock picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Martin Cranie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Danny Hylton has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Collins on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Luton Town FC players.

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
Daryl Dike 2
Elijah Adebayo 2
Allan Campbell 2
Amari'i Bell 1
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.