Bristol City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bristol City FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.
- Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
- Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
- Assistant 2 Derek Eaton
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Luton Town FC H 1–0 W 22 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L 14 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D 10 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D 07 Dec Portsmouth FC A 0–3 L 30 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L 20 Dec Derby County FC H 2–1 W 14 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L 10 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–1 W 07 Dec Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D 30 Nov Norwich City FC A 2–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bristol City FC0-153/116-301/331-45–/–46-601/161-751/376+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Bristol City FCScott Twine 11 G 6 A Emil Riis Jakobsen 9 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bristol City FC is hosting Luton Town FC for another epic battle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Tom Krauss has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 382 games and scored 465 goals.
- 35' 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.
- 40' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Max Bird needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Fally Mayulu is replaced by Sam Bell.
- 47' GOAL! Scott Twine scores on 47. Assisted by Max Bird
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' 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.
- 58' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a card on 58.
- 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 64' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Tanner is hanging Ross McCrorie on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zak Vyner suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Cauley Woodrow. He replaces Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu on 70 minute.
- 74' George Earthy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Twine on 74 minute.
- 79' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 79 minute. Victor Moses leaves to be changed by Zack Nelson.
- 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 85' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Rob Dickie gets a card.
- 87' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 87 minute. Max Bird leaves to be changed by Marcus McGuane.
- 88' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Tom Krauss is replaced by Joe Taylor on 88 minute.
- 89' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Joseph Johnson is replaced by Josh Phillips.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Bristol City FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Max Bird ↓ Marcus McGuane 87'
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Scott Twine ↓ George Earthy 74'
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Ross McCrorie ↓ George Tanner 64'
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- 15
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9
Fally Mayulu ↓ Sam Bell 46'
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Yu Hirakawa ↓ Anis Mehmeti 64'
Bench
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Marcus McGuane ↑ 87'
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George Tanner ↑ 64'
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Anis Mehmeti ↑ 64'
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Sam Bell ↑ 46'
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George Earthy ↑ 74'
Coach Liam ManningLuton Town FC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Victor Moses ↓ Zack Nelson 79'
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Tom Krauss ↓ Joe Taylor 88'
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Joseph Johnson ↓ Josh Phillips 89'
Bench
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Joe Taylor ↑ 88'
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Cauley Woodrow ↑ 70'
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Zack Nelson ↑ 79'
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Josh Phillips ↑ 89'
Coach Rob Edwards -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nahki Wells 3 Andreas Weimann 2 Carlton Morris 2 Elijah Adebayo 2 Harry Cornick 2 Nathan Baker 1 Marley Watkins 1 Danny Hylton 1 Head to Head
Bristol City FC Form
2024-12-26 Bristol City FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-12-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-12-14 Bristol City FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-12-10 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-12-07 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-30 Bristol City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC WLuton Town FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.43 Bristol City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.81 Luton Town FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bristol City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.24Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Bristol City FC or Draw 79%Draw or Luton Town FC 49%Bristol City FC or Luton Town FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.2%0 – 0 12.9%2 – 0 10.5%2 – 1 8.5%0 – 1 7.5%3 – 0 4.9%1 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.1%2 – 2 3.6%0 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC
Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 25% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 13% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.