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

League One · 2018-19
Luton Town FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Walsall FC
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Jon Guthrie

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Walsall FC — League One .

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 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
1
Luton Town FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Walsall FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 Luton Town FC 2–0 Walsall FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 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' What a night it is going to be! Luton Town FC welcome Walsall FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 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' 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.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Glen Rea makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Liam Kinsella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Sonny Bradley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Walsall FC is showing some good football. However, Walsall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pelly Ruddock is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 45' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 45 minute. Daniel Potts leaves to be changed by James Justin.
  • 50' 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 Connor Ronan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Jorge Grant makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Luton Town FC are in front.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jon Guthrie.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' The Walsall FC bench stirs into life. Zeli Ismail is withdrawn and Connor Ronan gets his opportunity.
  • 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' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Walsall FC's shape.
  • 73' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Walsall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Harry Cornick on, Danny Hylton off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Josh Gordon. He replaces Josh Ginnelly on 83 minute.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Jorge Grant as he leaves the pitch. Kazenga LuaLua steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • Full Time. Luton Town FC beats Walsall FC

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Keates

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Walsall FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC55% Draw26% Walsall FC19%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC37% Draw48% Walsall FC15%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.