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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 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

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
#11 Position #26
3 Points 0
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
4 Scored 1
3 Conceded 2
+1 GD -1
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Luton Town FC are 11th (3 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Luton Town FC to score. At the same time, Doncaster Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 11' Aaron Lewis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' James Shea is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Doncaster Rovers FC tonight.
  • 21' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Doncaster Rovers FC's shape.
  • 23' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Luke Berry on, Daniel Potts off on 23 minutes.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Luton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Doncaster Rovers FC's compact .
  • 33' Pelly Ruddock puts Luton Town FC on the lead.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Doncaster Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Matty Blair on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Doncaster Rovers FC will be frustrated.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' A goal from the England international Danny Hylton! He fires home on 57 to make it 2-0!
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andy Butler, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' The Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Tommy Rowe departs to be replaced by Kieran Sadlier.
  • 68' Pelly Ruddock has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Doncaster Rovers FC team. Aaron Lewis is replaced by Lirak Hasani on 73 minute.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Doncaster Rovers FC player. James Coppinger gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Hylton departs to be replaced by Harry Cornick.
  • 82' Kazenga LuaLua has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Jason Cummings. He replaces Kazenga LuaLua on 87 minute.
  • 90' Magnificent from Luke Berry! That is 26 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • With this win, Luton Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
4.8 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 93% + Luton Town FC to win 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC77% Draw12% Doncaster Rovers FC11%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 6.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 93%
7%
± 3.5 84%
16%
± 4.5 70%
30%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
23%
Luton Town FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC70% Draw21% Doncaster Rovers FC9%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 1
6.7%
5 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
6 – 1
5.1%
4 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
Actual
5 – 2
4.6%
5 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
2 – 1
3.9%
6 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 56% — 44%
-2 56% 17% 28%
-1.5 72% — 28%
-1 72% 13% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 4% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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