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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 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
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
#16 Position #21
8 Points 6
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 3
12 Scored 8
14 Conceded 9
-2 GD -1
1.14 PPG 0.86
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Luton Town FC are 16th (8 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 21st (6 pts).

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
Doncaster Rovers FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ 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
Doncaster Rovers FC
Isaac Hutchinson 2 G
Jack Senior 2 G

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 referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aaron Lewis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Lewis on 11.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Luton Town FC and Doncaster Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Elliot Lee, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Luke Berry on, Daniel Potts off on 23 minutes.
  • 28' The travelling Doncaster Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' The England Pelly Ruddock breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 1-0!
  • 38' Danny Hylton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Matty Blair is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Doncaster Rovers FC have won 270 goals from 240 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 387 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 57' Danny Hylton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 62' The 34-year-old John Marquis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' Doncaster Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kieran Sadlier is hanging Tommy Rowe on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' Lirak Hasani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aaron Lewis at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' James Coppinger has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Cornick is hanging Danny Hylton on the field on 79 minute.
  • 82' Magnificent from Kazenga LuaLua! That is 7 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Jason Cummings comes on to replace Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Luke Berry — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grant McCann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pelly Ruddock 1
Luke Berry 1
Danny Hylton 1
Elliot Lee 1
Matty Blair 1
Ben Whiteman 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
2.18 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC60% Draw22% Doncaster Rovers FC18%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
40%
Luton Town FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC44% Draw40% Doncaster Rovers FC16%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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