Thursday , 2 July 2026

Luton Town FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Luton Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Kenilworth Road 11,540 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Jordan Storey
Jacob Brown 42' Y
Tom Holmes 55' Y
Carlton Morris 63' Y
Y 69' Andrew Hughes

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Scott Ledger
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
4
Luton Town FC 10 games · Avg 1.9 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC 2023-02-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-03-16 Luton Town FC 4–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
11 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
06 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
14 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
04 Jan Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–3 L
29 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W
26 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Luton Town FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Milutin Osmajic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 17' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 22' Daiki Hashioka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark McGuinness made 358 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Amari'i Bell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a card on 42.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' 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.
  • 55' Luton Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replacing Will Keane for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 63' Luton Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 63.
  • 68' 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.
  • 69' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Hughes gets a card.
  • 74' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zack Nelson is hanging Jacob Brown on the field on 74 minute.
  • 75' Victor Moses is replacing Isaiah Jones for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Hughes, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Krauss departs to be replaced by Cauley Woodrow.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Trollope

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Collins 4
Luke Berry 3
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Bambo Diaby 1
Peter Kioso 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Brad Potts 1
Jayden Stockley 1

Head to Head

2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC 2023-02-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-08-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-03-16 Luton Town FC 4–0 Preston North End FC

Luton Town FC Form

2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2025-01-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2025-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2024-12-26 Bristol City FC 1–0 Luton Town FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Luton Town FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC38% Draw34% Preston North End FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Preston North End FC
62%
Luton Town FC or Preston North End FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC26% Draw57% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 23% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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