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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Southend United FC gets underway.
  • 2' Goal! Elliot Lee scores his 38 goal in 382 matches.
  • 7' Jorge Grant has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' 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 Glen Rea suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simon Cox, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Goal! Danny Hylton scores his 13 goal in 382 matches.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John White made 89 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Southend United FC team. Timothee Dieng is replaced by Luke Hyam on 46 minute.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Theo Robinson. He replaces Stephen McLaughlin on 61 minute.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Glen Rea.
  • 68' Southend United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 73' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Jorge Grant by James Justin on 73 minute.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southend United FC that had 89 games and scored 112 goals.
  • 83' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Elliot Lee by Harry Cornick on 83 minute.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jason Demetriou.
  • 90' The whistle greets Danny Hylton as he departs to be replaced by James Collins.
  • With this win, Luton Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.