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Luton Town FC vs Coventry City FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sun 24 Feb 2019 · 12:00 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Pelly Ruddock 29' Y
Y 43' Tom Bayliss
Y 58' Luke Thomas
Kazenga Lualua 84' Y
Y 90' Jordan Shipley

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Coventry City FC — League One at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Da Costa
  • Referee Joe Clark
  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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

6
4
1
Luton Town FC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2018-12-15 Coventry City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
16 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 2–1 W
09 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
02 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W
29 Jan Portsmouth FC H 3–2 W
26 Jan Southend United FC A 1–0 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Walsall FC H 3–0 W
09 Feb Rochdale AFC A 1–0 W
02 Feb Gillingham FC H 1–1 D
26 Jan Blackpool FC H 0–2 L
19 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% 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' Welcome to Kenilworth Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Luton Town FC and Coventry City FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 377 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 15' Amadou Bakayoko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 16' Matthew Pearson adds to his 0 season tally! Luton Town FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Meyler is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 29' Pelly Ruddock picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' The whistle greets Amadou Bakayoko as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Shipley.
  • 34' Assisted by Jordy Hiwula with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Shipley makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 39' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Bayliss.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Luke Thomas was booked on 58.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Luton Town FC ring the changes. George Moncur has done his job and it is now time for Elliot Lee to step up.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Luke Thomas is replaced by David Meyler.
  • 78' Kazenga LuaLua is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Hylton at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Alan McCormack is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 84' Charlie Wakefield has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bright Enobakhare on 84 minute.
  • 89' A quiet spell here at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' Jordan Shipley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Luton Town FC 1-1 Coventry City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 5
Carlton Morris 3
Gustavo Hamer 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Jordan Clark 2
Harry Cornick 2
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Tom Lockyer 1

Head to Head

2019-02-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2018-12-15 Coventry City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2019-02-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2019-02-16 Fleetwood Town FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2019-02-09 Luton Town FC 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2019-02-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Luton Town FC W 2019-01-29 Luton Town FC 3–2 Portsmouth FC W 2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2019-02-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2019-02-16 Coventry City FC 3–0 Walsall FC W 2019-02-09 Rochdale AFC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2019-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-01-26 Coventry City FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2019-01-19 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC48% Draw27% Coventry City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Coventry City FC
52%
Luton Town FC or Coventry City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC31% Draw49% Coventry City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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