Thursday , 2 July 2026

Luton Town FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Luton Town FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Kenilworth Road 11,552 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 52' Yuki Ohashi
Y 27' Lewis Travis
Y 47' Kristi Montgomery
YR 58' Kristi Montgomery
Y 67' Tyrhys Dolan
Teden Mengi 73' Y
Y 86' Balazs Toth

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne

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
4
3
Luton Town FC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-12-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-09-17 Luton Town FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-29 Luton Town FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
05 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
29 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
15 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
11 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
08 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–2 D
04 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
29 Mar Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
15 Mar Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
12 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Kenilworth Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuki Ohashi made 418 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Makhtar Gueye, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 47' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 47.
  • 52' GOAL! Yuki Ohashi scores on 52. Assisted by Ryan Hedges
  • 56' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Isaiah Jones departs to be replaced by Reece Burke.
  • 58' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 58' Josh Bowler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tahith Chong on 58 minute.
  • 60' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 60 minute. Todd Cantwell leaves to be changed by Dion Sanderson.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liam Walsh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Ryan Hedges is replaced by Adam Forshaw on 66 minute.
  • 67' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 67.
  • 72' Lasse Nordas is replacing Liam Walsh for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 73' Luton Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' Makhtar Gueye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Ohashi on 78 minute.
  • 83' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Carlton Morris is replaced by Zack Nelson.
  • 86' Balazs Toth was booked on 86.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Luton Town FC.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Bloomfield

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke Berry 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Hayden Carter 2
James Collins 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Harry Pickering 1
Tyrhys Dolan 1
Reece Burke 1

Head to Head

2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-12-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-09-17 Luton Town FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-29 Luton Town FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Luton Town FC Form

2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-08 Stoke City FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2025-04-05 Luton Town FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2025-03-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2025-03-15 Luton Town FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-03-11 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-03-29 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-03-12 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Luton Town FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC35% Draw34% Blackburn Rovers FC31%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
65%
Luton Town FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC21% Draw58% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.3%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.8%
0 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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