Luton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Luton Town FC

0 – 5

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Marc Roberts

Glen Rea 34' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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

Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-21 Luton Town FC 0–5 Birmingham City FC 2021-02-13 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–5	L
17 Aug	Barnsley FC	A	1–0	W
14 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–3	L
07 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	3–0	W
08 May	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–3	L
04 May	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	5–0	W
18 Aug	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–2	L
14 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
07 Aug	Sheffield United FC	A	1–0	W
08 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–5	L
01 May	Cardiff City FC	H	0–4	L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Kenilworth Road that hosts another battle between Luton Town FC and Birmingham City FC.
4' The referee calls foul for Marc Roberts. He receives a Yellow card.
7' The England defender Marc Roberts breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harry Cornick is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
26' Brilliant from the forward! Scott Hogan makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 26.
28' The supporters are chanting for Glen Rea. He replaces Peter Kioso on 28 minute.
33' 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.
34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Glen Rea.
39' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Allan Campbell is withdrawn and Fred Onyedinma gets his opportunity.
47' GOAL! Scott Hogan fires home to make it 0-3!
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Hogan makes no mistake. 0-4!
53' Peter Kioso is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
57' Cameron Jerome is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Cornick at the 57 minute mark.
61' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 61 minute. Scott Hogan leaves to be changed by Chuks Aneke.
66' 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.
70' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Tahith Chong is replaced by Ivan Sanchez Aguayo.
75' Kal Naismith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 385 appearances.
80' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Gary Gardner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
81' The supporters are chanting for Gary Gardner. He replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz on 81 minute.
84' Gary Gardner is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' What composure from Chuks Aneke! The England international strokes it home. 0-6.
Luton Town FC will have plenty to reflect on. Birmingham City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ryan Woods
4
Marc Roberts
2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Gary Gardner 81'
3
Kristian Pedersen
13
Matija Sarkic
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Chuks Aneke 61'
11
Jeremie Bela
34
Ivan Sunjic
7
Tahith Chong ↓ Ivan Sanchez Aguayo 70'

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Gary Gardner	2
Carlton Morris	1
James Collins	1
Matthew Pearson	1
Daniel Potts	1
Chuks Aneke	1

Head to Head

Luton Town FC Form

2021-08-21 Luton Town FC 0–5 Birmingham City FC L 2021-08-17 Barnsley FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-08-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Luton Town FC L 2021-08-07 Luton Town FC 3–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-05-04 Luton Town FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-08-21 Luton Town FC 0–5 Birmingham City FC W 2021-08-18 Birmingham City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-08-14 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-08-07 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.15 Luton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.8 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Luton Town FC27% Draw27% Birmingham City FC46%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

73%

Luton Town FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Luton Town FC19% Draw44% Birmingham City FC37%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted

0 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

8.3%

0 – 0

2 – 1

1 – 3

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap	Luton Town FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	22%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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