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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 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

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
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 game is set. Luton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' GOAL! Glen Rea scores on 20. Assisted by Jorge Grant
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Luton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Walsall FC's compact .
  • 35' Nicky Devlin, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Josh Ginnelly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Walsall FC tonight.
  • 45' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Potts is withdrawn and James Justin gets his opportunity.
  • 50' Daniel Potts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 385 appearances.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Jorge Grant gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 55' Walsall FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Andrew Shinnie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Walsall FC so far.
  • 62' Walsall FC make a change. Zeli Ismail trudges off to be replaced by Connor Ronan on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Kane Wilson gets the nod from Walsall FC. He replaces Nicky Devlin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at . Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' 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.
  • 78' 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.
  • 79' Luton Town FC ring the changes. Danny Hylton has done his job and it is now time for Harry Cornick to step up.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Josh Gordon. He replaces Josh Ginnelly on 83 minute.
  • 88' Kazenga LuaLua has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jorge Grant on 88 minute.
  • Another three points for Luton Town 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.