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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 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 24
6 Reading FC 15 22
7 Bradford City AFC 13 22
8 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 21
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
Luton Town FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 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
#4 Position #21
24 Points 12
14 Played 13
7 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 7
27 Scored 14
21 Conceded 22
+6 GD -8
1.71 PPG 0.92
50% Win % 23%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Luton Town FC are 4th (24 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 21st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
4/2
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Doncaster Rovers FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/6
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 7 G 2 A
Jamie Donley 4 G 3 A
Callum Marshall 4 G
Kasey Palmer 3 G 4 A
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A
Doncaster Rovers FC
Owen Bailey 3 G
Isaac Hutchinson 2 G
Jack Senior 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Luton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Doncaster Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Doncaster Rovers FC player. Aaron Lewis gets a Yellow card.
  • 16' Andrew Shinnie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Doncaster Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 23 minute. Daniel Potts leaves to be changed by Luke Berry.
  • 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Doncaster Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' What a strike from Pelly Ruddock! The score is 1-0.
  • 38' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Doncaster Rovers FC's shape.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Matty Blair was booked on 45.
  • 50' It’s high time Grant McCann made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' 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 Tommy Rowe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Assisted by Luke Berry with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Hylton makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 62' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Kieran Sadlier is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Rowe at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pelly Ruddock on 68.
  • 73' The Doncaster Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Aaron Lewis is withdrawn and Lirak Hasani gets his opportunity.
  • 78' James Coppinger has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' The whistle greets Danny Hylton as he departs to be replaced by Harry Cornick.
  • 82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kazenga LuaLua makes it 3-0.
  • 87' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Kazenga LuaLua departs to be replaced by Jason Cummings.
  • 90' Luke Berry adds to his 0 season tally! Luton Town FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 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
Jamie Donley 2
Matty Blair 1
Bayley McCann 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Matty Blair 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Elliot Lee 1
Kazenga Lualua 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
2.66 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC69% Draw18% Doncaster Rovers FC13%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
31%
Luton Town FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC54% Draw35% Doncaster Rovers FC11%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.2%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 21% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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