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Luton Town FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Jake Hesketh
Y 53' Ben Turner
Y 55' Stephen Quinn
Y 83' Bradley Collins

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Abbas Khan
  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Andy Hendley
  • Referee Andrew Williams

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

2
1
1
Luton Town FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Luton Town FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W
15 Dec Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Bury FC A 1–0 W
27 Nov Bradford City AFC H 4–0 W
24 Nov Gillingham FC A 3–1 W
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
15 Dec Fleetwood Town FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–1 W
27 Nov Charlton Athletic FC H 1–2 L
24 Nov Blackpool FC A 0–3 L
17 Nov Coventry City FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Luton Town FC Burton Albion FC
#7 Position #17
74 Points 54
46 Played 46
21 / 11 / 14 W / D / L 13 / 15 / 18
68 Scored 50
56 Conceded 60
+12 GD -10
1.61 PPG 1.17
46% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Luton Town FC are 7th (74 pts). Burton Albion FC are 17th (54 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Luton Town FC are looking to make home advantage count against Burton Albion FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Burton Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 17' GOAL! Jack Stacey scores on 17. Assisted by Andrew Shinnie
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. William Miller made 372 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nigel Clough might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 28' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Glen Rea exits the field as Jorge Grant enters on 28.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Jake Hesketh. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' Bradley Collins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' It looks surprising Burton Albion FC does not make any changes. Jamie Allen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Burton Albion FC team. Jake Hesketh is replaced by Ben Fox on 46 minute.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Luton Town FC and Burton Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Turner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Stephen Quinn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Danny Hylton gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Harry Cornick and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' GOAL! James Collins fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 74' Burton Albion FC make a change. Stephen Quinn trudges off to be replaced by Kieran Wallace on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for William Miller. He replaces Devante Cole on 82 minute.
  • 83' Bradley Collins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 88 minute. Elliot Lee leaves to be changed by Luke Berry.
  • Luton Town FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Clough

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.94 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC69% Draw21% Burton Albion FC10%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
31%
Luton Town FC or Burton Albion FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC49% Draw45% Burton Albion FC6%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
3 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
4 – 0
5%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
2.6%
5 – 0
2%
2 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 22% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 26% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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