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

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 23 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Aaron Lewis
Y 45' Matty Blair
Pelly Ruddock 68' Y
Y 78' James Coppinger

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — League One at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Da Costa
  • Referee Daniel Middleton
  • Referee Matthew Lee
  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Paul Yates

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 Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-23 Luton Town FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2018-09-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 4–0 W
16 Mar Gillingham FC H 2–2 D
12 Mar Bradford City AFC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–0 D
02 Mar Rochdale AFC H 2–0 W
24 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–4 L
15 Mar Barnsley FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Blackpool FC A 1–1 D
09 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 0–2 L
02 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
26 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Luton Town FC Doncaster Rovers FC
#7 Position #14
74 Points 60
46 Played 46
21 / 11 / 14 W / D / L 17 / 9 / 20
68 Scored 50
56 Conceded 69
+12 GD -19
1.61 PPG 1.30
46% Win % 37%

Key Stats

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

Luton Town FC are 7th (74 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Luton Town FC and Doncaster Rovers FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Grant McCann might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' James Coppinger needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 11' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Lewis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' Luton Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Doncaster Rovers FC backline.
  • 23' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Berry is hanging Daniel Potts on the field on 23 minute.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' GOAL! Pelly Ruddock fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 38' Doncaster Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Matty Blair. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Danny Hylton makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Kieran Sadlier is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Rowe at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Pelly Ruddock gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' The Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Aaron Lewis departs to be replaced by Lirak Hasani.
  • 78' James Coppinger is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Danny Hylton is replaced by Harry Cornick on 79 minute.
  • 82' Magnificent from Kazenga LuaLua! That is 7 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Luton Town FC ring the changes. Kazenga LuaLua has done his job and it is now time for Jason Cummings to step up.
  • 90' Luke Berry does the damage! The net is bulging and Luton Town FC surge ahead!
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Luton Town FC and Doncaster Rovers FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elliot Lee 1
Kazenga Lualua 1
Pelly Ruddock 1
Luke Berry 1
Danny Hylton 1
Elliot Lee 1
Matty Blair 1
Ben Whiteman 1

Head to Head

2019-03-23 Luton Town FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC 2018-09-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2019-03-23 Luton Town FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2019-03-16 Luton Town FC 2–2 Gillingham FC D 2019-03-12 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-03-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2019-03-02 Luton Town FC 2–0 Rochdale AFC W 2019-02-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2019-03-23 Luton Town FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2019-03-15 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2019-03-12 Blackpool FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2019-03-09 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2019-03-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2019-02-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.27 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC65% Draw21% Doncaster Rovers FC14%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
35%
Luton Town FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC49% Draw40% Doncaster Rovers FC11%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 23% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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