Luton Town FC vs Walsall FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Walsall FC — League One .
- Luton Town FC 46 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Hodskinson
- Referee Andrew Fox
- Referee Andy Woolmer
- Referee Jack Packman
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Walsall FC H 2–0 W 13 Oct Barnsley FC A 2–3 L 06 Oct Scunthorpe United FC H 3–2 W 02 Oct Oxford United FC A 2–1 W 29 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 2–2 D 22 Sep Blackpool FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Luton Town FC A 0–2 L 06 Oct Bristol Rovers FC A 1–0 W 02 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D 29 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L 22 Sep Oxford United FC A 2–1 W 15 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Luton Town FC0-153/–16-302/431-453/246-603/–61-751/176+4/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Luton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The travelling Walsall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Dobson made 65 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' 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 Morgan Ferrier suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' GOAL! Glen Rea scores on 20. Assisted by Jorge Grant
- 25' 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.
- 30' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Justin is hanging Daniel Potts on the field on 45 minute.
- 50' 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.
- 55' What a strike from Jorge Grant! The score is 2-0.
- 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jon Guthrie.
- 60' It looks surprising Walsall FC does not make any changes. Liam Kinsella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' It is a substitution in Walsall FC team. Zeli Ismail is replaced by Connor Ronan on 62 minute.
- 63' Walsall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kane Wilson is hanging Nicky Devlin on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Walsall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 79' Harry Cornick has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Hylton on 79 minute.
- 83' The whistle greets Josh Ginnelly as he departs to be replaced by Josh Gordon.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Kazenga LuaLua. He replaces Jorge Grant on 88 minute.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Daniel Potts ↓ James Justin 45'
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Danny Hylton ↓ Harry Cornick 79'
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Jorge Grant ↓ Kazenga Lualua 88'
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Bench
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Kazenga Lualua ↑ 88'
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James Justin ↑ 45'
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Harry Cornick ↑ 79'
Coach Nathan JonesWalsall FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Nicky Devlin ↓ Kane Wilson 63'
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Zeli Ismail ↓ Connor Ronan 62'
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Josh Ginnelly ↓ Josh Gordon 83'
Bench
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Connor Ronan ↑ 62'
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Kane Wilson ↑ 63'
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Josh Gordon ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Glen Rea 1 Jorge Grant 1 Kazenga Lualua 1 James Collins 1 Morgan Ferrier 1 Andy Cook 1 Head to Head
Luton Town FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.59 Luton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.84 Walsall FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Luton Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Luton Town FC or Draw 81%Draw or Walsall FC 45%Luton Town FC or Walsall FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Luton Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.1%1 – 1 12.6%0 – 0 10.9%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9%0 – 1 6.3%3 – 0 5.6%3 – 1 4.8%1 – 2 4.7%2 – 2 3.9%0 – 2 3%4 – 0 2.3%Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC
Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Walsall FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 17% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 25% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 12% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Walsall FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.