Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Luton Town FC for this crunch clash at Riverside Stadium.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 387 games and scored 476 goals.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan John Giles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 25' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Amari'i Bell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 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' Jordan Clark is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Jordan Clark is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 38' GOAL! Chuba Akpom scores on 38.
  • 43' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' It’s high time Rob Edwards made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Tom Lockyer was booked on 57.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 67' Harry Cornick is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elijah Adebayo at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' Riley McGree makes way for Duncan Watmore at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 72' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Amari'i Bell gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for James Bree. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Cornick made 387 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' Cameron Jerome is replacing Carlton Morris for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Marcus Forss is replaced by Matty Crooks.
  • 88' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Anfernee Dijksteel is replacing Isaiah Jones for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • It finishes all square. Middlesbrough FC and Luton Town FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
Sonny Bradley 2
Tom Lockyer 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Carlton Morris 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Finn Azaz 2

Head to Head

2022-12-10 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.