Sunday , 16 August 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Cameron Jerome
Y 50' Danny Hylton
Y 61' Henri Lansbury
Josh Coburn 90' Y
Joe Lumley 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
Middlesbrough FC 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-05 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2021-11-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-05-01 Luton Town FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-12-16 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Luton Town FC 2020-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
26 Feb Barnsley FC A 2–3 L
22 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
19 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
12 Feb Derby County FC H 4–1 W
09 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–2 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
26 Feb Derby County FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
19 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W
12 Feb Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
08 Feb Barnsley FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Middlesbrough FC have kicked off against Luton Town FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Aaron Connolly has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nathan Jones will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Paddy McNair makes it 1-0.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Jerome on 20.
  • 25' Kal Naismith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 39' The supporters are chanting for Henri Lansbury. He replaces Gabriel Osho on 39 minute.
  • 44' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Danny Hylton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' Henri Lansbury picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Folarin Balogun is withdrawn and Duncan Watmore gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Luton Town FC make a change. Kal Naismith trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Clark on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Allan Campbell is withdrawn and Harry Cornick gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Joe Lumley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Aaron Connolly by Josh Coburn on 83 minute.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Duncan Watmore makes it 2-0.
  • 90' Josh Coburn catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Isaiah Jones has done his job and it is now time for Soul Bamba to step up.
  • The points are shared — Middlesbrough FC 2-1 Luton Town FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Clark 3
Sonny Bradley 2
Tom Lockyer 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Carlton Morris 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Finn Azaz 2

Head to Head

2022-03-05 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2021-11-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC 2021-05-01 Luton Town FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2020-12-16 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Luton Town FC 2020-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Luton Town FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-03-05 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-02-26 Barnsley FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-02-22 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-02-19 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-02-12 Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Derby County FC W 2022-02-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D

Luton Town FC Form

2022-03-05 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-02-26 Luton Town FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2022-02-23 Stoke City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2022-02-19 Luton Town FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-02-12 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-02-08 Luton Town FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC47% Draw27% Luton Town FC26%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Luton Town FC
53%
Middlesbrough FC or Luton Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC33% Draw47% Luton Town FC20%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.