Thursday , 1 October 2026

Oxford United FC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Oxford United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Shandon Baptiste 28' Y
Y 66' Jack Stacey
Shandon Baptiste 73' R
Jamie Hanson 76' Y
Y 76' Elliot Lee
Y 82' Glen Rea
Tony McMahon 90' Y
Cameron Brannagan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Oxford United FC vs Luton Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Darren Wilding
  • Referee Joe Clark
  • Referee Adam Crysell
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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
2
Oxford United FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 Oxford United FC 1–2 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
29 Sep AFC Wimbledon A 1–2 L
22 Sep Walsall FC H 1–2 L
15 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
09 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
01 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
15 Sep Bristol Rovers FC H 1–0 W
08 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L
01 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Oxford United FC Luton Town FC
#10 Position #16
11 Points 8
6 Played 7
3 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
13 Scored 12
7 Conceded 14
+6 GD -2
1.83 PPG 1.14
50% Win % 29%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Oxford United FC are 10th (11 pts). Luton Town FC are 16th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Oxford United FC
Mark Harris 3 G 1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor 3 G 1 A
Ciaron Brown 1 G
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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Oxford United FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Elliot Lee has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Oxford United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Oxford United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Shandon Baptiste catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Tony McMahon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karl Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Ricky Holmes does the damage! The net is bulging and Oxford United FC surge ahead!
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 386 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 55' Brilliant from the forward! James Collins makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 60' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. James Justin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Oxford United FC and Luton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jack Stacey on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Andrew Shinnie is replaced by James Justin.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Shandon Baptiste. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 76' Jamie Hanson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 76' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Gavin Whyte has done his job and it is now time for Jamie Mackie to step up.
  • 77' Jamie Hanson makes way for Josh Ruffels at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oxford United FC.
  • 78' Elliot Lee makes way for Kazenga LuaLua at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
  • 82' Glen Rea catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Samir Carruthers on, Jonathan Obika off on 83 minutes.
  • 87' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Glen Rea exits the field as Alan Sheehan enters on 87.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Daniel Potts has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Oxford United FC player. Tony McMahon gets a Yellow card.
  • 1-2 the final result. Oxford United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
George Moncur 2
Tom Krauss 2
James Collins 1
Tyler Goodrham 1
Ricky Holmes 1
Mark McGuinness 1
Ricky Holmes 1
Ciaron Brown 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 Oxford United FC 1–2 Luton Town FC

Oxford United FC Form

2018-10-02 Oxford United FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2018-09-29 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United FC L 2018-09-22 Oxford United FC 1–2 Walsall FC L 2018-09-15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Oxford United FC D 2018-09-09 Oxford United FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2018-09-01 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D

Luton Town FC Form

2018-10-02 Oxford United FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2018-09-29 Luton Town FC 2–2 Charlton Athletic FC D 2018-09-22 Blackpool FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2018-09-15 Luton Town FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2018-09-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2018-09-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC46% Draw24% Luton Town FC30%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Luton Town FC
54%
Oxford United FC or Luton Town FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Oxford United FC39% Draw38% Luton Town FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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