Luton Town FC vs Scunthorpe United FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Scunthorpe United FC — League One .
- Luton Town FC 46 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
- Scunthorpe United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Christopher Kidd
- Referee Kevin Johnson
- Referee
- Referee Hristo Karaivanov
Standings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Oct Scunthorpe United FC H 3–2 W 02 Oct Oxford United FC A 2–1 W 29 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 2–2 D 22 Sep Blackpool FC A 0–0 D 15 Sep Bristol Rovers FC H 1–0 W 08 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Oct Luton Town FC A 2–3 L 02 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 5–3 W 29 Sep Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D 22 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–0 W 15 Sep AFC Wimbledon A 3–2 W 08 Sep Rochdale AFC H 3–3 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Luton Town FC is hosting Scunthorpe United FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pelly Ruddock, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Goal! Harry Cornick scores his 39 goal in 382 matches.
- 15' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' GOAL! Lee Novak scores on 17. Assisted by Josh Morris
- 22' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 26' GOAL! Elliot Lee scores on 26. Assisted by Jorge Grant
- 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' 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.
- 41' It looks surprising Scunthorpe United FC does not make any changes. Rory McArdle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' James Justin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elliot Lee on 43 minute.
- 48' 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 James Collins suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' The travelling Scunthorpe United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Scunthorpe United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 68' 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.
- 71' Scunthorpe United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Scunthorpe United FC that had 51 games and scored 57 goals.
- 79' The referee shows Scunthorpe United FC player a Yellow card on 79.
- 80' Another substitution for Scunthorpe United FC to replace Lee Novak by George Thomas on 80 minute.
- 85' What a strike from James Justin! The score is 3-1.
- 88' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Daniel Potts is replaced by Alan Sheehan.
- 90' What a strike from Stephen Humphrys! The score is 3-2.
- Another three points for Luton Town FC.
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Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 36
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Daniel Potts ↓ Alan Sheehan 88'
- 16
- 17
- 7
- 19
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10
Elliot Lee ↓ James Justin 43'
- 14
- 18
- 5
Bench
- 25
- 40
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44
Alan Sheehan ↑ 88'
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James Justin ↑ 43'
- 4
- 11
- 27
Coach Nathan JonesScunthorpe United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 49
- 10
- 7
- 2
- 21
- 23
- 6
- 11
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17
Lee Novak ↓ George Thomas 80'
- 3
- 25
Bench
- 14
- 20
- 33
- 15
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18
George Thomas ↑ 80'
- 27
- 12
Coach Stuart McCall -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Harry Cornick 2 Andrew Shinnie 1 James Justin 1 Elliot Lee 1 Stephen Humphrys 1 Lee Novak 1 Stephen Humphrys 1 Lee Novak 1 Head to Head
Luton Town FC Form
Scunthorpe United FC Form
2018-10-06 Luton Town FC 3–2 Scunthorpe United FC L 2018-10-02 Scunthorpe United FC 5–3 Charlton Athletic FC W 2018-09-29 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Scunthorpe United FC D 2018-09-22 Scunthorpe United FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2018-09-15 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Scunthorpe United FC W 2018-09-08 Scunthorpe United FC 3–3 Rochdale AFC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.89 Luton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.43 Scunthorpe United FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Luton Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.32Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Luton Town FC or Draw 73%Draw or Scunthorpe United FC 51%Luton Town FC or Scunthorpe United FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Luton Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 8.9%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 6.3%1 – 0 6.2%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 0 5.2%0 – 1 4.5%3 – 2 Actual3 – 0 4%0 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC
Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Scunthorpe United FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 14% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 20% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 15% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Scunthorpe United FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.