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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Luton Town FC and Walsall FC.
  • 5' George Dobson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Glen Rea adds to his 0 season tally! Luton Town FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' 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 Kane Wilson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' England international Matthew Pearson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Daniel Potts is replaced by James Justin.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Fitzwater is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Walsall FC.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Jorge Grant has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Walsall FC player. Jon Guthrie gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Walsall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' The Walsall FC bench stirs into life. Zeli Ismail is withdrawn and Connor Ronan gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Another change for Walsall FC made on 63 minute. Nicky Devlin leaves to be changed by Kane Wilson.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pelly Ruddock, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Danny Hylton as he leaves the pitch. Harry Cornick steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • 83' Another substitution for Walsall FC to replace Josh Ginnelly by Josh Gordon on 83 minute.
  • 88' Kazenga LuaLua is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jorge Grant at the 88 minute mark.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Luton Town FC players.

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.