Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Luton Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Luton Town FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Wed 23 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Kenilworth Road 11,332 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 55' Chris Rigg
Elijah Adebayo 63' 1–1
1–2 66' Romaine Mundle
Y 29' Chris Rigg
Y 73' Anthony Patterson

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Kenilworth Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Jones
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

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4
3
Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L
19 Oct Watford FC H 3–0 W
05 Oct Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
01 Oct Oxford United FC H 2–2 D
27 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L
21 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
20 Oct Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
04 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
01 Oct Derby County FC H 2–0 W
28 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L
21 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Kenilworth Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Luton Town FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Luton Town FC and Sunderland AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Germany international Tom Krauss has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Sunderland AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Chris Rigg.
  • 34' Luton Town FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Chris Rigg doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' GOAL! Elijah Adebayo scores on 63. Assisted by Carlton Morris
  • 66' Romaine Mundle has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Wilson Isidor makes way for Aaron Connolly at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Zack Nelson on, Tahith Chong off on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' The Sunderland AFC bench stirs into life. Romaine Mundle is withdrawn and Patrick Roberts gets his opportunity.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Patrick Roberts made 205 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The whistle greets Daiki Hashioka as he departs to be replaced by Joe Taylor.
  • Full Time. Sunderland AFC beats Luton Town FC

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Amad 2
Elijah Adebayo 2
Chris Rigg 1
James Collins 1
Wilson Isidor 1
Elliot Embleton 1
Enzo Le Fee 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Luton Town FC Form

2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2024-10-05 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2024-10-01 Luton Town FC 2–2 Oxford United FC D 2024-09-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Luton Town FC L 2024-09-21 Luton Town FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2024-10-20 Hull City AFC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-10-01 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Derby County FC W 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-09-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Sunderland AFC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC37% Draw29% Sunderland AFC34%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
63%
Luton Town FC or Sunderland AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC28% Draw48% Sunderland AFC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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