Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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 26-year-old Tyrese Fornah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nathan Jones will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' Allan Campbell was booked on 24.
  • 29' Harry Cornick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Sonny Bradley exits the field as Luke Berry enters on 33.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Luton Town FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Abdul Rahman Baba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Tyrese Fornah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ovie Ejaria at the 58 minute mark.
  • 59' Luton Town FC make a change. Tom Lockyer trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Jerome on 59 minutes.
  • 64' 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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Yakou Meite is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 72' Shane Long has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yakou Meite on 72 minute.
  • 77' Sonny Bradley, a England , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Allan Campbell is replaced by Luke Freeman.
  • 83' 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.
  • 86' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Tom Holmes 2
Allan Campbell 2
Kasey Palmer 2
Alfa Semedo 1
Jake Richards 1
Tom McIntyre 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.