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Luton Town FC vs Southend United FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Southend United FC
Tue 21 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Glen Rea 65' Y
Y 68' Luke Hyam
Y 88' Jason Demetriou

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Southend United FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Kelly
  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Stuart Butler
  • Referee Adrian Waters

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
Luton Town FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Southend United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-21 Luton Town FC 2–0 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Southend United FC H 2–0 W
18 Aug Peterborough United FC A 1–3 L
11 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Luton Town FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Bradford City AFC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 4 G 1 A
Kasey Palmer 2 G 2 A
Callum Marshall 2 G
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A
Gideon Kodua 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 2' GOAL! Elliot Lee fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 7' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southend United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Southend United FC have won 112 goals from 89 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' Southend United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' Magnificent from Danny Hylton! That is 13 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 38' It’s high time Chris Powell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Tom Hopper, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Southend United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Hyam is hanging Timothee Dieng on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' Southend United FC ring the changes. Stephen McLaughlin has done his job and it is now time for Theo Robinson to step up.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Glen Rea. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Hyam on 68 minutes.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — James Justin on, Jorge Grant off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Elliot Lee is withdrawn and Harry Cornick gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Jason Demetriou has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — James Collins on, Danny Hylton off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Luton Town FC and Southend United FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Powell

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC56% Draw27% Southend United FC17%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Southend United FC
44%
Luton Town FC or Southend United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC38% Draw50% Southend United FC12%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16%
0 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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