Saturday , 14 November 2026

Luton Town FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Luton Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Tue 1 Nov 2022 · 19:45 UTC Kenilworth Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Allan Campbell 24' Y
Y 70' Yakou Meite
Alfie Doughty 70' Y
Y 86' Andy Yiadom
Y 87' Andy Carroll

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
3
5
Luton Town FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC 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

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Reading FC H 0–0 D
29 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
23 Oct Watford FC A 0–4 L
18 Oct Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
15 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
08 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
29 Oct Burnley FC A 1–2 L
22 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
18 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
15 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Luton Town FC have kicked off against Reading FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Luton Town FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Shane Long, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Reading FC have won 458 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Allan Campbell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nathan Jones will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 33 minute. Sonny Bradley leaves to be changed by Luke Berry.
  • 38' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Ovie Ejaria exits the field as Tyrese Fornah enters on 58.
  • 59' Cameron Jerome has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Lockyer on 59 minute.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Allan Campbell, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 69' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Yakou Meite gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Yakou Meite is replaced by Shane Long on 72 minute.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Luton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 78' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Luke Freeman on, Allan Campbell off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' 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.
  • 86' Andy Yiadom has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andy Carroll on 87 minutes.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jack Marriott 3
Allan Campbell 2
Kasey Palmer 2
Tom Holmes 2
Garath McCleary 1
Harry Cornick 1
Michael Morrison 1

Head to Head

2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC 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

Luton Town FC Form

2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-10-23 Watford FC 4–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-10-18 Norwich City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-10-15 Luton Town FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-10-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D

Reading FC Form

2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-10-29 Burnley FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-10-22 Reading FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC L 2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC48% Draw30% Reading FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Reading FC
52%
Luton Town FC or Reading FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC30% Draw54% Reading FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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