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 8 games · 4 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

4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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

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

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Sinclair is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
15' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kiernan Dewsbury Hall made 389 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
60' 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.
65' 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.
67' Scott Sinclair makes way for Sean Maguire at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
70' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 70 minute. Ryan Tunnicliffe leaves to be changed by Tom Ince.
75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
76' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Nombe is hanging Elijah Adebayo on the field on 76 minute.
77' The whistle greets Harry Cornick as he departs to be replaced by James Collins.
81' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 81 minute. Daniel Johnson leaves to be changed by Billy Bodin.
82' Brad Potts gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Ched Evans and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Goal! Daniel Iversen scores his 3 goal in 14 matches.
86' Paul Gallagher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Ledson at the 86 minute mark.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 0-1 Luton Town FC.

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
Carlton Morris	1
Scott Sinclair	1
Will Keane	1
Callum McManaman	1
Daniel Iversen	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.