Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Oxford United FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Oxford United FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Oxford United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Jamie Hanson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Oxford United FC tonight.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 382 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' Shandon Baptiste has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Harry Cornick is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 38' Jack Stacey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' GOAL! Ricky Holmes scores on 48.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Against the run of play, James Collins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Andrew Shinnie is replaced by James Justin on 70 minute.
  • 73' Shandon Baptiste picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Jamie Hanson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Jamie Mackie gets the nod from Oxford United FC. He replaces Gavin Whyte and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Oxford United FC. Jamie Hanson is replaced by Josh Ruffels.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Kazenga LuaLua comes on to replace Elliot Lee.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Glen Rea.
  • 83' The Oxford United FC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Obika is withdrawn and Samir Carruthers gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 87 minute. Glen Rea leaves to be changed by Alan Sheehan.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Potts makes it 1-2.
  • 90' Tony McMahon was booked on 90.
  • Oxford United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Luton Town FC were simply the better side today.

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
Greg Leigh 1
Elliot Lee 1
Luke Garbutt 1
Jordan Clark 1
Daniel Potts 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
3 / 4
1.16 Oxford United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Oxford United FC or Luton Town FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC30% Draw29% Luton Town FC41%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Luton Town FC
70%
Oxford United FC or Luton Town FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Oxford United FC22% Draw48% Luton Town FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
9.7%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap Oxford United FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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