Luton Town FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Kenilworth Road Stadium.
- Luton Town FC 46 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lee Swabey
- Referee Paul Kelly
- Referee Ollie Williams
- Referee Tom Reeves
- Referee Stuart Butler
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Rochdale AFC H 2–0 W 24 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–1 D 16 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 2–1 W 09 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–0 W 02 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W 29 Jan Portsmouth FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Luton Town FC A 0–2 L 23 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–5 L 19 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 3–4 L 09 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–1 L 02 Feb Walsall FC A 2–1 W 26 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Luton Town FC0-153/–16-302/431-453/246-603/–61-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Luton Town FC to score. At the same time, Rochdale AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 1' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ethan Hamilton.
- 6' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Inman made 140 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 16' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' 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 Andy Lonergan suffering a number of foals already.
- 24' The referee calls foul for Pelly Ruddock. He receives a Yellow card.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Shinnie, as he is very good at scoring at Kenilworth Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Andrew Lonergan was booked on 45.
- 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 59' What a strike from Danny Hylton! The score is 1-0.
- 63' Time for substitution for Rochdale AFC. Matt Done is replaced by Calvin Andrew.
- 65' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 65.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordan Williams.
- 71' The Rochdale AFC manager makes a substitution. Ian Henderson departs to be replaced by Zach Clough.
- 75' Daniel Potts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pelly Ruddock on 75 minute.
- 80' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Zach Clough has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Elliot Lee departs to be replaced by Kazenga LuaLua.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ethan Hamilton on 85.
- 89' The whistle greets Danny Hylton as he departs to be replaced by Luke Berry.
- 90' Goal! James Collins scores his 91 goal in 374 matches.
- Full Time. Luton Town FC beats Rochdale AFC
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Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Pelly Ruddock ↓ Daniel Potts 75'
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- 11
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9
Danny Hylton ↓ Luke Berry 89'
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Elliot Lee ↓ Kazenga Lualua 81'
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Bench
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- 23
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25
Kazenga Lualua ↑ 81'
- 40
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Daniel Potts ↑ 75'
- 44
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Luke Berry ↑ 89'
Rochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
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39
Joe Bunney ↓ Jordan Williams 63'
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- 5
- 10
- 19
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16
Matt Done ↓ Calvin Andrew 63'
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40
Ian Henderson C ↓ Zach Clough 71'
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- 7
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Bench
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Zach Clough ↑ 71'
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Calvin Andrew ↑ 63'
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Jordan Williams ↑ 63'
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Coach Keith Hill -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Danny Hylton 1 James Collins 1 Luton Town FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.61 Luton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.76 Rochdale AFC xGI would bet for: Luton Town FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Luton Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Luton Town FC or Draw 84%Draw or Rochdale AFC 41%Luton Town FC or Rochdale AFC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.1%1 – 1 12.2%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 11.4%2 – 1 8.9%3 – 0 6.2%0 – 1 6%3 – 1 4.9%1 – 2 4.1%2 – 2 3.5%0 – 2 2.6%4 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC
Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 18% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 25% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.