Luton Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One .
- Luton Town FC 46 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
- Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rob Lewis
- Referee Bhupinder Gill
- Referee Christopher Wade
- Referee Nigel Lugg
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Bristol Rovers FC H 1–0 W 08 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L 01 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 25 Aug Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–2 W 21 Aug Southend United FC H 2–0 W 18 Aug Peterborough United FC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Sep Luton Town FC A 0–1 L 08 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D 01 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D 25 Aug Southend United FC H 0–1 L 21 Aug Portsmouth FC H 1–2 L 18 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Luton Town FC0-153/–16-302/431-453/246-603/–61-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Luton Town FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 14' James Clarke was booked on 14.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 24' 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.
- 28' Another substitution for Bristol Rovers FC to replace Sam Matthews by Tom Nichols on 28 minute.
- 33' 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.
- 38' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Andrew Shinnie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Shinnie.
- 54' The supporters are chanting for Gavin Reilly. He replaces Stefan Payne on 54 minute.
- 59' It’s high time Darrell Clarke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' Luton Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andrew Shinnie on 62.
- 67' The travelling Bristol Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 72' 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.
- 73' Time for substitution for Bristol Rovers FC. Kyle Bennett is replaced by Alex Jakubiak.
- 75' Eunan O'Kane is replacing Jorge Grant for the Luton Town FC side.
- 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 88' James Justin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eunan O'Kane on 88 minute.
- 90' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 90 minute. Andrew Shinnie leaves to be changed by Alan Sheehan.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 36
- 3
- 16
- 17
- 7
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11
Andrew Shinnie ↓ Alan Sheehan 90'
- 19
- 10
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18
Jorge Grant ↓ Eunan O'Kane 75'
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Bench
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32
Eunan O'Kane ↑ 75'
- 40
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44
Alan Sheehan ↑ 90'
- 2
- 4
- 14
- 27
Coach Nathan JonesBristol Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 15
- 5
- 8
- 14
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23
Kyle Bennett ↓ Alex Jakubiak 73'
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Stefan Payne ↓ Gavin Reilly 54'
- 13
- 29
- 6
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26
Sam Matthews ↓ Tom Nichols 28'
Bench
- 21
- 2
- 16
- 24
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10
Tom Nichols ↑ 28'
- 33
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20
Gavin Reilly ↑ 54'
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17
Alex Jakubiak ↑ 73'
Coach Darrell Clarke -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonson Clarke-Harris 1 Andrew Shinnie 1 Andrew Shinnie 1 Luke Berry 1 James Collins 1 Head to Head
Luton Town FC Form
2018-09-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2018-09-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2018-09-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2018-08-25 Luton Town FC 3–2 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2018-08-21 Luton Town FC 2–0 Southend United FC W 2018-08-18 Peterborough United FC 3–1 Luton Town FC LBristol Rovers FC Form
2018-09-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2018-09-08 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2018-09-01 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC D 2018-08-25 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Southend United FC L 2018-08-21 Bristol Rovers FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC L 2018-08-18 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.3 Luton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.74 Bristol Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Luton Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.04Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 33% 67% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Luton Town FC or Draw 80%Draw or Bristol Rovers FC 49%Luton Town FC or Bristol Rovers FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 15.3%1 – 1 13.4%2 – 0 10.5%0 – 1 8.3%2 – 1 8%3 – 0 4.5%1 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 3.5%0 – 2 3.4%2 – 2 3.1%4 – 0 1.5%Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC
Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 15% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 25% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 14% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 48% ✗Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.