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 0 games · 0 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	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	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

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Deepdale Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Matthew Pearson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
30' The 30-year-old Ben Whiteman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
50' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Ryan Tunnicliffe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' Sean Maguire is replacing Scott Sinclair for the Preston North End FC side.
70' The whistle greets Ryan Tunnicliffe as he departs to be replaced by Tom Ince.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Sam Nombe comes on to replace Elijah Adebayo.
77' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Harry Cornick is replaced by James Collins.
81' The supporters are chanting for Billy Bodin. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 81 minute.
82' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Brad Potts on 82 minute.
83' Daniel Iversen puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
86' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ryan Ledson by Paul Gallagher on 86 minute.
Luton Town FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Bambo Diaby	1
Peter Kioso	1
Paul Gallagher	1
Brad Potts	1
Jayden Stockley	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.