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Luton Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bristol Rovers FC
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' James Clarke
Andrew Shinnie 50' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Bhupinder Gill
  • Referee Christopher Wade
  • Referee Nigel Lugg

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
Luton Town FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bristol Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 4 G 1 A
Kasey Palmer 2 G 2 A
Callum Marshall 2 G
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A
Gideon Kodua 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Luton Town FC face off against Bristol Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 14' James Clarke catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol Rovers FC's shape.
  • 28' The Bristol Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Matthews departs to be replaced by Tom Nichols.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' Bristol Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Glen Rea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Shinnie.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Bristol Rovers FC. Stefan Payne is replaced by Gavin Reilly.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at . Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' GOAL! Andrew Shinnie fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Kyle Bennett as he leaves the pitch. Alex Jakubiak steps in for Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 75' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eunan O'Kane is hanging Jorge Grant on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' Daniel Potts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol Rovers FC so far.
  • 85' Bristol Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 88' James Justin gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Eunan O'Kane and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Andrew Shinnie as he leaves the pitch. Alan Sheehan steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andrew Shinnie 1
Andrew Shinnie 1
Luke Berry 1
James Collins 1
Jonson Clarke-Harris 1

Head to Head

2018-09-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

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 L

Bristol 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 accuracy
4 / 4
1.3 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Bristol Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC51% Draw29% Bristol Rovers FC20%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC32% Draw53% Bristol Rovers FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.