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Luton Town FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Adam Matthews
Alan McCormack 56' Y
Jorge Grant 60' Y
Y 61' Jack Baldwin
Y 90' Glenn Loovens

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Stephen Brown
  • Referee Michael Webb
  • Referee Christopher Ward

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

1
4
3
Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
04 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 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 . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Luton Town FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Bali Mumba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' Adam Matthews picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Max Power is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 29' Lynden Gooch has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Lee Cattermole has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Luton Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Josh Maja gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Luton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Sunderland AFC's compact .
  • 54' Lee Cattermole gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Bali Mumba and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Alan McCormack argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jorge Grant on 60 minutes.
  • 61' Jack Baldwin was booked on 61.
  • 66' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Cornick is hanging Jorge Grant on the field on 66 minute.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matthew Pearson makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 73' Luton Town FC have won 465 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Josh Maja is replaced by Luke O'Nien.
  • 87' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 87 minute. James Collins leaves to be changed by Glen Rea.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Jake Jervis. He replaces Elliot Lee on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Luke Molyneux gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Lynden Gooch and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Ross

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.17 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Sunderland AFC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC39% Draw31% Sunderland AFC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
69%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
61%
Luton Town FC or Sunderland AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC26% Draw52% Sunderland AFC22%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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