Thursday , 2 July 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 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
2022-11-01 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Luton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Holmes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 20' Sonny Bradley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 24' Allan Campbell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' Tom Lockyer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' The supporters are chanting for Luke Berry. He replaces Sonny Bradley on 33 minute.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Ince might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Tyrese Fornah on, Ovie Ejaria off on 58 minutes.
  • 59' Cameron Jerome has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Lockyer on 59 minute.
  • 64' Reading 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.
  • 69' Luton Town FC have won 465 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Yakou Meite picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Shane Long on, Yakou Meite off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Luke Freeman comes on to replace Allan Campbell.
  • 83' It is a cagey affair so far. Luton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 86' Andy Yiadom has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' Controversy at the stadium! Andy Carroll argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • It finishes all square. Luton Town FC and Reading FC share the spoils 0-0.

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
Kazenga Lualua 1
George Moncur 1
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.