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Middlesbrough FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Amari'i Bell
Y 57' Tom Lockyer
Y 72' Amari'i Bell
R 72' Amari'i Bell
Y 73' James Bree

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
2022-12-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
12 Nov Norwich City FC A 2–1 W
08 Nov Blackpool FC A 3–0 W
05 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
01 Nov Hull City AFC A 3–1 W
29 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
12 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
08 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
05 Nov Blackpool FC A 1–0 W
01 Nov Reading FC H 0–0 D
29 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Luton Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Ryan John Giles has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 343 appearances.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' GOAL! Jordan Clark scores on 33.
  • 34' What a moment for Jordan Clark! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 38' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Chuba Akpom makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Allan Campbell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Tom Lockyer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Elijah Adebayo exits the field as Harry Cornick enters on 67.
  • 71' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duncan Watmore is hanging Riley McGree on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Amari'i Bell.
  • 73' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. James Bree will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' 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.
  • 82' Luton Town FC make a change. Carlton Morris trudges off to be replaced by Cameron Jerome on 82 minutes.
  • 83' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Marcus Forss exits the field as Matty Crooks enters on 83.
  • 88' 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 Amari'i Bell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Isaiah Jones exits the field as Anfernee Dijksteel enters on 90.
  • With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-12-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-12-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-11-08 Blackpool FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-11-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2022-11-01 Hull City AFC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2022-12-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2022-11-12 Luton Town FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2022-11-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2022-11-05 Blackpool FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC50% Draw27% Luton Town FC23%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Luton Town FC
50%
Middlesbrough FC or Luton Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC31% Draw49% Luton Town FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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