Luton Town FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Luton Town FC

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Reading FC

Wed 21 Apr 2021 · 18:45 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 35' Andy Yiadom

Sonny Bradley 44' Y

James Collins 90' Y

Overview

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Luton Town FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Ian Cooper

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Luton Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC 2021-01-09 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-12-26 Reading FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2020-07-04 Luton Town FC 0–5 Reading FC 2019-11-09 Reading FC 3–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
17 Apr	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
10 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
05 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
02 Apr	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
16 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Apr	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
05 Apr	Derby County FC	H	3–1	W
02 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
20 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Kenilworth Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Luton Town FC and Reading FC.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Luton Town FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Liam Moore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Yakou Meite has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Luton Town FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Andy Yiadom was booked on 35.
40' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Poor challenge from Sonny Bradley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' Luton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alfa Semedo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
64' Kazenga Lualua makes way for George Moncur at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
69' 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.
72' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Tunnicliffe is withdrawn and Glen Rea gets his opportunity.
77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Luton Town FC winning 100% of all matches.
78' The crowd applauds Omar Richards as he leaves the pitch. Sone Aluko steps in for Reading FC.
83' James Collins is replacing Elijah Adebayo for the Luton Town FC side.
88' Luton Town FC have won 493 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 90.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Sam Nombe
14
George Moncur ↑ 64'
2
Martin Cranie
1
James Shea
3
Daniel Potts
16
Glen Rea ↑ 72'
19
James Collins ↑ 83'
7
Harry Cornick ↑ 64'
28
Joe Morrell

Coach Nathan Jones

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
John Swift ↑ 72'
24
Sone Aluko ↑ 78'
9
Sam Baldock ↑ 78'
30
Alfa Semedo ↑ 78'
22
Luke Southwood
2
Lago Pontes Esteves
15
Lewis Gibson ↑ 83'
34
Dejan Tetek
46
Jayden Onen

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yakou Meite	4
Jack Marriott	3
Allan Campbell	2
Kasey Palmer	2
Tom Holmes	2
Garath McCleary	1
Harry Cornick	1
Michael Morrison	1

Head to Head

Luton Town FC Form

2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-04-17 Luton Town FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2021-04-10 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Luton Town FC W 2021-04-05 Luton Town FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2021-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W

Reading FC Form

2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2021-03-20 Reading FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 Luton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.05 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Reading FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Luton Town FC34% Draw32% Reading FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Reading FC

66%

Luton Town FC or Reading FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Luton Town FC21% Draw55% Reading FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.5%

0 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

11.5%

0 – 2

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 3

2.5%

0 – 3

2.4%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap	Luton Town FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	19%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	21%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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