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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 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Luton Town FC gets underway.
  • 5' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Josh Maja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adam Matthews.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
  • 44' Lee Cattermole, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Goal! Josh Maja scores his 73 goal in 363 matches.
  • 50' England international Elliot Lee has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 54 minute. Bali Mumba leaves to be changed by Lee Cattermole.
  • 56' Luton Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Jorge Grant is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Jack Baldwin on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 66' Luton Town FC ring the changes. Jorge Grant has done his job and it is now time for Harry Cornick to step up.
  • 68' The England Matthew Pearson breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 1-1!
  • 73' Marek Stech has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Sunderland AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' Luke O'Nien has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Maja on 85 minute.
  • 87' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — James Collins exits the field as Glen Rea enters on 87.
  • 89' Luton Town FC make a change. Elliot Lee trudges off to be replaced by Jake Jervis on 89 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Glenn Loovens.
  • 90' Lynden Gooch makes way for Luke Molyneux at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sunderland AFC.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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.