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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 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
4/2
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 7 G 2 A
Jamie Donley 4 G 3 A
Callum Marshall 4 G
Kasey Palmer 3 G 4 A
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Walsall FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Jack Fitzwater has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Scotland international Andrew Shinnie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Walsall FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Glen Rea is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Luton Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The travelling Walsall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Luke Leahy, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' It’s high time Dean Keates made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Daniel Potts exits the field as James Justin enters on 45.
  • 50' Luton Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Walsall FC backline.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Jorge Grant makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jon Guthrie on 55.
  • 60' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Connor Ronan is replacing Zeli Ismail for the Walsall FC side.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Kane Wilson. He replaces Nicky Devlin on 63 minute.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 73' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Luton Town FC and Walsall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Harry Cornick comes on to replace Danny Hylton.
  • 83' Walsall FC make a change. Josh Ginnelly trudges off to be replaced by Josh Gordon on 83 minutes.
  • 88' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Jorge Grant exits the field as Kazenga LuaLua enters on 88.
  • The points are shared — Luton Town FC 2-0 Walsall FC. Honours even.

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.