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Luton Town FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Andrew Fox
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Luton Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
16 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
12 Dec Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
08 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
05 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
02 Dec Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
15 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
12 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 5–0 W
08 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
04 Dec Barnsley FC A 4–0 W
01 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Luton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' England international Lloyd Kelly has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Junior Stanislas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pelly Ruddock, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 35' Diego Rico is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' James Collins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 91 goals in his last 397 appearances.
  • 56' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Junior Stanislas is replaced by Sam Surridge.
  • 57' Diego Rico gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces Philip Billing and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' Jefferson Lerma picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Rodrigo Riquelme gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces David Brooks and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Harry Cornick gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Danny Hylton and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Luton Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' Luton Town FC ring the changes. James Collins has done his job and it is now time for Sam Nombe to step up.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Daniel Potts as he leaves the pitch. Matthew Pearson steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Luton Town FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC38% Draw35% AFC Bournemouth27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
73%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
62%
Luton Town FC or AFC Bournemouth
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC23% Draw60% AFC Bournemouth17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
1.8%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 23% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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