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

Championship · 2021-22
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Glen Rea 34' Y

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Luton Town FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
  • 4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marc Roberts.
  • 7' What a strike from Marc Roberts! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' A quiet spell here at Kenilworth Road. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 17' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' 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.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Scott Hogan makes it 0-2.
  • 28' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Peter Kioso is withdrawn and Glen Rea gets his opportunity.
  • 33' 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.
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Glen Rea will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' Amari'i Bell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 46 minute. Allan Campbell leaves to be changed by Fred Onyedinma.
  • 47' GOAL! Scott Hogan scores on 47.
  • 48' A goal from the Ireland international Scott Hogan! He fires home on 48 to make it 0-4!
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kal Naismith is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 57' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Jerome is hanging Harry Cornick on the field on 57 minute.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Chuks Aneke.
  • 66' It’s high time Lee Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Tahith Chong is withdrawn and Ivan Sanchez Aguayo gets his opportunity.
  • 75' The 33-year-old Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Gary Gardner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lukas Jutkiewicz at the 81 minute mark.
  • 84' Gary Gardner doubles the advantage! 0-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' Chuks Aneke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Birmingham City FC take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

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
7%
2 – 1
6%
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.