Thursday , 2 July 2026

Luton Town FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Luton Town FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 7 May 2022 · 11:30 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Abdul Rahman Baba
Y 57' Yakou Meite

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
5
Luton Town FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC 2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC 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

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Reading FC H 1–0 W
02 May Fulham FC A 0–7 L
23 Apr Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
15 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
11 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–2 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
23 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Swansea City AFC H 4–4 D
15 Apr Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
09 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Reading FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' England international Henri Lansbury has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Luton Town FC have won 465 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Joshua Laurent is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 25' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Kal Naismith, a Scotland , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Abdul Rahman Baba on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' What composure from Harry Cornick! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 51' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Ince will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' Yakou Meite was booked on 57.
  • 62' Allan Campbell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Harry Cornick by Admiral Muskwe on 67 minute.
  • 72' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Allan Campbell is replaced by Robert Snodgrass on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Tom Holmes is replaced by Kelvin Abrefa.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cameron Jerome is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Cameron Jerome is replaced by Danny Hylton.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yakou Meite 4
Tom Holmes 2
Allan Campbell 2
George Puscas 1
Alfa Semedo 1
Tom McIntyre 1
Kazenga Lualua 1
George Moncur 1

Head to Head

2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC 2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC 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

Luton Town FC Form

2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2022-05-02 Fulham FC 7–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-04-23 Luton Town FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-04-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-04-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-04-11 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L

Reading FC Form

2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-04-23 Hull City AFC 3–0 Reading FC L 2022-04-18 Reading FC 4–4 Swansea City AFC D 2022-04-15 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC52% Draw29% Reading FC19%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
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
81%
Draw or Reading FC
48%
Luton Town FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC31% Draw54% Reading FC15%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.8%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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