Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Luton Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 67' Jefferson Lerma
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 82' Y

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
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Luton Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 Luton Town FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
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
AFC Bournemouth
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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Luton Town FC is hosting AFC Bournemouth for another epic battle.
  • 5' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Rodrigo Riquelme has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Luton Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Bournemouth backline.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Asmir Begovic is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jason Tindall will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Junior Stanislas as he leaves the pitch. Sam Surridge steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Diego Rico. He replaces Philip Billing on 57 minute.
  • 62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pelly Ruddock is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Jefferson Lerma is booked for AFC Bournemouth — Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' Rodrigo Riquelme is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Brooks at the 69 minute mark.
  • 71' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Danny Hylton is withdrawn and Harry Cornick gets his opportunity.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 338 games and scored 444 goals.
  • 81' Ireland international James Collins has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kiernan Dewsbury Hall.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. James Collins is withdrawn and Sam Nombe gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 90 minute. Daniel Potts leaves to be changed by Matthew Pearson.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antoine Semenyo 2
Dominic Solanke 2
Lloyd Kelly 2
Kal Naismith 1
Allan Campbell 1
Cameron Jerome 1
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 1
Illia Zabarnyi 1

Head to Head

2020-12-19 Luton Town FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth

Luton Town FC Form

2020-12-19 Luton Town FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-12-16 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Luton Town FC L 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2020-12-08 Coventry City FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2020-12-05 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-12-19 Luton Town FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-12-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-12-12 AFC Bournemouth 5–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-12-08 Swansea City AFC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-12-04 Barnsley FC 0–4 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC L

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.