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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 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

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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
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Luton Town FC is hosting Sunderland AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 24' George Honeyman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Stacey, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Josh Maja has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Lee Cattermole on, Bali Mumba off on 54 minutes.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Alan McCormack gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Jorge Grant on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Luton Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 61' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Jorge Grant as he leaves the pitch. Harry Cornick steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matthew Pearson makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 73' Jack Baldwin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' Marek Stech has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' It’s high time Jack Ross made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Luke O'Nien gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Josh Maja and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Glen Rea on, James Collins off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Elliot Lee by Jake Jervis on 89 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Glenn Loovens on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Luke Molyneux. He replaces Lynden Gooch on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.