Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

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Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee James Wilson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 1.9 goals Luton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2020-06-20 Luton Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-12-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
13 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Millwall FC	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–0	W

Luton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
16 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L
06 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–3	L
02 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–0	W
27 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–2	W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Preston North End FC and Luton Town FC get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Luton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Sam Nombe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' 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.
30' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' England international Ryan Ledson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' Matthew Pearson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Iversen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
67' Sean Maguire is ready to make an impact after coming on for Scott Sinclair at the 67 minute mark.
70' Tom Ince is replacing Ryan Tunnicliffe for the Luton Town FC side.
75' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' The whistle greets Elijah Adebayo as he departs to be replaced by Sam Nombe.
77' James Collins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Cornick on 77 minute.
81' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Johnson is withdrawn and Billy Bodin gets his opportunity.
82' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ched Evans by Brad Potts on 82 minute.
83' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Iversen gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Paul Gallagher.
Preston North End FC will have plenty to reflect on. Luton Town FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Brad Potts ↑ 82'
24
Sean Maguire ↑ 67'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↑ 67'
23
Paul Huntington
12
Paul Gallagher ↑ 86'
39
Billy Bodin ↑ 81'
25
Connor Ripley
21
Jayson Molumby
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen

Coach Alex Neil

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James Collins	4
Luke Berry	3
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Fred Onyedinma	1
Bambo Diaby	1
Peter Kioso	1
Paul Gallagher	1
Brad Potts	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-02 Millwall FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Luton Town FC Form

2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-03-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-03-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-03-06 Norwich City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-02-27 Luton Town FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.09 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Luton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Luton Town FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC34% Draw31% Luton Town FC35%

Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Luton Town FC

66%

Preston North End FC or Luton Town FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC24% Draw53% Luton Town FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Luton Town FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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