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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

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
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Luton Town FC to score. At the same time, AFC Bournemouth does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Bournemouth's shape.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' AFC Bournemouth have won 441 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Collins made 382 appearances and scored 91 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Martin Cranie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Junior Stanislas departs to be replaced by Sam Surridge.
  • 57' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Philip Billing is replaced by Diego Rico.
  • 62' Adam Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 67' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Jefferson Lerma gets a Yellow card.
  • 69' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. David Brooks has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo Riquelme to step up.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Harry Cornick. He replaces Danny Hylton on 71 minute.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kiernan Dewsbury Hall.
  • 87' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 88' Sam Nombe gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces James Collins and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The whistle greets Daniel Potts as he departs to be replaced 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
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 1
Illia Zabarnyi 1
Ross Barkley 1
Philip Billing 1
Chiedozie Ogbene 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.